About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 582 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkagaon
Pincode	825311
Area (hectares)	124.51 hectares
Population	1,144
Male Population	582
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 42nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 124.51 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 23 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 13 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 Sonpura
Tehsil headquarters	Barkagaon	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bes	13 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	18 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	23 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sonpura village has 582 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 124.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpura falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Bes, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 23 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 4.5 km away. Bes is about 13 km away. Patrātu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.