About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 417 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	822120
Area (hectares)	483 hectares
Population	807
Male Population	417
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 41st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 483 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 38 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kosiara	11 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	21 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	38 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

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Common questions about Sonpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 807. That makes it the 41st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Sonpura village has 417 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpura falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Kosiara, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 38 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 4.3 km away. Kosiara is about 11 km away. Husainābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.