About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 321 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, 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	Nagaruntari
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	321
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 54th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

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 5 - 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 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 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 Sonpura
Nearest railway station	Karkatta	9.1 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagaruntari	26 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagaruntari 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 654. That makes it the 54th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Sonpura village has 321 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpura falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Karkatta, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura 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.

Sonpura is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Karkatta is about 9.1 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Nagaruntari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.