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About Sonatari Village

Sonatari is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 397 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonatari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonatari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 397
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonatari compares

By the 2011 count Sonatari is the 68th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sonatari

Sonatari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonatari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sonatari from other places

Sonatari lies about 42 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Sonatari
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 11 km
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 26 km
District headquarters Deoghar 42 km

Villages closest to Sonatari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatari village had a population of 735. That makes it the 68th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Sonatari village has 397 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatari has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sonatari is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatari covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonatari falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonatari is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Sonatari.

Sonatari is about 42 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonatari is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 11 km away. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra 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 Simla Chak (1.8 km), Kusmaha (1.9 km) and Raghunathpur (2.1 km).

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

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