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About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 924 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 459.08 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 924
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 459.08 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 25 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 12 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 Sonpura
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 6.6 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 12 km
District headquarters Bokaro 25 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

Common questions about Sonpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Sonpura village has 924 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 459.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpura falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Jarangdih, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 25 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 6.6 km away. Kathhāra is about 12 km away. Jarangdih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonhar (under 2 km), Silisaram (under 2 km) and Dantu (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonpura today is likely to be higher.

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