About Sonpura Kalan Village

Sonpura Kalan is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 237 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Mayur Hand
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	237
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpura Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura Kalan is the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sonpura Kalan

Sonpura Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura Kalan as Available within 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 Kalan from other places

Sonpura Kalan lies about 8.0 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Mayur Hand	8.0 km
District headquarters	Chatra	8.0 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	26 km

Villages closest to Sonpura Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura Kalan village had a population of 469. That makes it the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Sonpura Kalan village has 237 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura Kalan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Sonpura Kalan covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpura Kalan falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura Kalan is Shivpur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Sonpura Kalan.

Sonpura Kalan is about 8.0 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura Kalan is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 8.0 km away. Chatra is about 8.0 km away. Chatrā is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.