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About Sonaria Village

Sonaria is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 331 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Sonaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 331
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Sonaria compares

By the 2011 count Sonaria is the 111th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sonaria

Sonaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonaria 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 Sonaria from other places

Sonaria lies about 112 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Adityapur, about 4.4 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 Sonaria
Nearest town Jamshedpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Adityapur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 23 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 112 km

Villages closest to Sonaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaria village had a population of 632. That makes it the 111th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Sonaria village has 331 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaria has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Sonaria covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonaria falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonaria is Adityapur, about 4.4 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 Sonaria.

Sonaria is about 112 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaria is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Jamshedpur is about 2.4 km away. Adityapur is about 4.4 km away. Gobindpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitia (4.4 km), Bara Bagmara (6.7 km) and Barajamua (6.7 km).

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

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