About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 450 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	621.68 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	450
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 31st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 621.68 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpur as Available within 5 - 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 Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 30 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 Sonpur
Nearest town	Būndu	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	30 km
District headquarters	Khunti	30 km
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	35 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 860. That makes it the 31st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sonpur village has 450 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 621.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpur falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 30 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 20 km away. Erki is about 30 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.