About Sonagam Village

Sonagam is one of the larger villages in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,373, made up of 2,770 males and 2,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonagam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Bandipora
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	439.9 hectares
Population	5,373
Male Population	2,770
Female Population	2,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonagam compares

By the 2011 count Sonagam is the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 439.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sonagam

Sonagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonagam from other places

Sonagam lies about 26 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonagam
Nearest town	Kopawor	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandipora	26 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	26 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	28 km

Villages closest to Sonagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandipora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sonagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonagam village had a population of 5,373. That makes it the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Sonagam village has 2,770 males and 2,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonagam has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sonagam is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonagam covers 439.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonagam falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sonagam is Sopur, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonagam.

Sonagam is about 26 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonagam is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Kopawor is about 11 km away. Bandipora is about 26 km away. Bandipore is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.