About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 263 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Itkhori
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	512
Male Population	263
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 46th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura as Available within 5 - 10 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 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 18 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	Itkhori	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	18 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	25 km
District headquarters	Chatra	32 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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.

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Common questions about Sonpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 512. That makes it the 46th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Sonpura village has 263 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

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

Sonpura covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpura falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Kathautia, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura 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.

Sonpura is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 2.8 km away. Kathautia is about 18 km away. Bagaha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.