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About Sonardih Village

Sonardih is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 652 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.85 hectares hectares.

Sonardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 92.85 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 652
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonardih compares

By the 2011 count Sonardih is the 73rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 92.85 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sonardih

Sonardih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonardih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonardih from other places

Sonardih lies about 17 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Sonardih, about under 2 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 Sonardih
Nearest railway station Sonardih under 2 km
Nearest town Kātrās 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 17 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 17 km

Villages closest to Sonardih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Sonardih

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonardih village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Sonardih village has 652 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonardih has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Sonardih covers 92.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonardih falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonardih is Sonardih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sonardih.

Sonardih is about 17 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonardih is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Sonardih is about under 2 km away. Kātrās is about 3.3 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tundu (under 2 km), Sahnidih (2.1 km) and Malkera (2.5 km).

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

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