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About Sonasemar Village

Sonasemar is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 62 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonasemar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonasemar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 62
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonasemar compares

By the 2011 count Sonasemar is the 102nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Sonasemar

Sonasemar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonasemar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonasemar from other places

Sonasemar lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 16 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 Sonasemar
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 16 km
Nearest town Bagaha 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Sonasemar

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 Sonasemar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonasemar village had a population of 119. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Sonasemar village has 62 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonasemar has about 919 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 Sonasemar is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonasemar covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonasemar falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonasemar is Kathautia, about 16 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 km distance for Sonasemar.

Sonasemar is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonasemar is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 2.3 km away. Kathautia is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogla (under 2 km), Balia (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 Sonasemar today is likely to be higher.

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