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About Sonia Village

Sonia is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 438 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 438
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonia compares

By the 2011 count Sonia is the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Sonia

The census records public bus service for Sonia as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonia from other places

Sonia lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 17 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 Sonia
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 17 km
Nearest town Bagaha 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km

Villages closest to Sonia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonia village had a population of 883. That makes it the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Sonia village has 438 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonia has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Sonia is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonia covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonia falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonia is Kathautia, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonia.

Sonia is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonia is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 2.2 km away. Kathautia is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (under 2 km), Sonpura (under 2 km) and Irki (under 2 km).

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

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