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About Sontarabad Village

Sontarabad is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 139 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sontarabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontarabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 137.66 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 139
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sontarabad compares

By the 2011 count Sontarabad is the 230th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 137.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sontarabad

Sontarabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sontarabad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sontarabad from other places

Sontarabad lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Sontarabad
Nearest town Chatrā 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 19 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 140 km

Villages closest to Sontarabad

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

Common questions about Sontarabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontarabad village had a population of 288. That makes it the 230th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Sontarabad village has 139 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontarabad has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Sontarabad covers 137.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sontarabad falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sontarabad is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Sontarabad.

Sontarabad is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sontarabad is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (under 2 km), Chachghara (under 2 km) and Charghara (under 2 km).

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

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