Skip to main content

About Sonajori Village

Sonajori is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 245 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonajori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonajori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 245
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonajori compares

By the 2011 count Sonajori is the 124th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sonajori

Sonajori is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonajori 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sibuadih, Sijua, Simrakudar and Singhpur. 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.

Common questions about Sonajori

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonajori village had a population of 485. That makes it the 124th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sonajori village has 245 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonajori has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sonajori is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonajori covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonajori falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonajori notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sonajori.

Sonajori is in Gande tehsil of Giridih 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonajori today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.