About Sonpurwa Village

Sonpurwa is a large village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,726, made up of 1,392 males and 1,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpurwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Majhiaon
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	277.76 hectares
Population	2,726
Male Population	1,392
Female Population	1,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Sonpurwa is the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 277.76 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sonpurwa

Sonpurwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpurwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonpurwa from other places

Sonpurwa lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 9.1 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 Sonpurwa
Tehsil headquarters	Majhiaon	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Karkatta	9.1 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	17 km

Villages closest to Sonpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpurwa village had a population of 2,726. That makes it the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Sonpurwa village has 1,392 males and 1,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpurwa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sonpurwa is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpurwa covers 277.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpurwa falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpurwa is Karkatta, about 9.1 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 village for Sonpurwa.

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

Sonpurwa is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 7.4 km away. Karkatta is about 9.1 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.