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About Sonhar Village

Sonhar is a small village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 262 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 209.3 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 262
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonhar compares

By the 2011 count Sonhar is the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 209.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sonhar

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

Sonhar 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 Sonhar
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 6.5 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 12 km
District headquarters Bokaro 25 km

Villages closest to Sonhar

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 Sonhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhar village had a population of 489. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Sonhar village has 262 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhar has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

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

Sonhar covers 209.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonhar falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonhar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonhar.

Sonhar 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.

Sonhar is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 6.5 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 Sonpura (under 2 km), Dantu (under 2 km) and Silisaram (1.7 km).

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

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