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About Sonabad Village

Sonabad is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 193 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 193
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Sonabad compares

By the 2011 count Sonabad is the 123rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sonabad

Sonabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonabad 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. The nearest villages by name are Saolapur, Shibpur, Sikdardih and Simla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonabad village had a population of 393. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Sonabad village has 193 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonabad has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sonabad is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonabad covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonabad falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

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

Sonabad is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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