About Sonbad Village

Sonbad is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 189 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815302
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	366
Male Population	189
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Sonbad compares

By the 2011 count Sonbad is the 158th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sonbad

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

How far is Sonbad from other places

Sonbad lies about 4.1 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 1.8 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 Sonbad
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	1.8 km
District headquarters	Giridih	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	15 km

Villages closest to Sonbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbad village had a population of 366. That makes it the 158th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sonbad village has 189 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbad has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sonbad is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbad covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbad falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonbad is New Giridih, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonbad.

Sonbad is about 4.1 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbad is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 1.8 km away. Giridih is about 4.1 km away. Gande is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.