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About Sonrkhap Village

Sonrkhap is a mid sized village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 325 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonrkhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonrkhap village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 325
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonrkhap compares

By the 2011 count Sonrkhap is the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sonrkhap

Sonrkhap is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonrkhap as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sonrkhap from other places

Sonrkhap lies about 27 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 24 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 Sonrkhap
Nearest railway station Padma 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 27 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 27 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 27 km

Villages closest to Sonrkhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonrkhap village had a population of 665. That makes it the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Sonrkhap village has 325 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonrkhap has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Sonrkhap is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonrkhap covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonrkhap falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonrkhap is Padma, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Sonrkhap.

Sonrkhap is about 27 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonrkhap is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 24 km away. Barkatha is about 27 km away. Hazaribagh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khario (under 2 km), Cheehkapdi (under 2 km) and Piprahi (1.6 km).

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

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