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About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 248 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825411, 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 Padma
Pincode 825411
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 248
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 35th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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 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 Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 21 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Padma 7.0 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 21 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 21 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 516. That makes it the 35th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sonpura village has 248 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 825411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpura falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonpura notes the nearest railway station 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 Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 21 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 Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 7.0 km away. Hazaribagh is about 21 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bundu (under 2 km), Majhganwa (1.6 km) and Bargaon (1.8 km).

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

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