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About Sonpura Khurd Village

Sonpura Khurd is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 197 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 197
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpura Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura Khurd is the 46th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Khurd

Sonpura Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpura Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khurd from other places

Sonpura Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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.

Common questions about Sonpura Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura Khurd village had a population of 391. That makes it the 46th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Sonpura Khurd village has 197 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura Khurd has about 985 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 Khurd is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura Khurd covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpura Khurd 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 village for Sonpura Khurd.

Sonpura Khurd 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 Khurd 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.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpura Kalan (under 2 km), Bela (under 2 km) and Siduwari (2.8 km).

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

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