About Sonadhap Village

Sonadhap is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 816 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonadhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonadhap village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	1,587
Male Population	816
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonadhap compares

By the 2011 count Sonadhap is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sonadhap

Sonadhap is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonadhap as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Sirsa, Sirudiha Urf Siruraydih, Sitasal and Siulibana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonadhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonadhap village had a population of 1,587. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Sonadhap village has 816 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonadhap has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sonadhap is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonadhap covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonadhap falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonadhap notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Sonadhap.

Sonadhap is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.