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About Sonmer Village

Sonmer is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 112 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonmer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonmer village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 112
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
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 Sonmer compares

By the 2011 count Sonmer is the 70th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sonmer

Sonmer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonmer 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 Sonmer from other places

Sonmer lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 2.1 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 Sonmer
Nearest railway station Pokla 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 4.4 km
Nearest town Khunti 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 42 km

Villages closest to Sonmer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonmer village had a population of 243. That makes it the 70th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Sonmer village has 112 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonmer has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sonmer is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonmer covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonmer falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonmer is Pokla, about 2.1 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 Sonmer.

Sonmer is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonmer is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about 2.1 km away. Kamdara is about 4.4 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotbo (under 2 km), Bamhani (1.6 km) and Karakel (1.8 km).

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

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