About Sonpurwa Village

Sonpurwa is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 820 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, 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	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	1,603
Male Population	820
Female Population	783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Sonpurwa is the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sonpurwa

Sonpurwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpurwa 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 5 - 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 22 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 24 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	Ranka	3.5 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	22 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	24 km

Villages closest to Sonpurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranka 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 1,603. That makes it the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Sonpurwa village has 820 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpurwa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sonpurwa is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpurwa covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpurwa falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpurwa is Garwa, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpurwa.

Sonpurwa is about 22 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 Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 3.5 km away. Garhwa is about 22 km away. Garwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.