About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a small village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 147 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Jainagar
Pincode	825409
Area (hectares)	90.43 hectares
Population	284
Male Population	147
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 102nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 90.43 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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 5 - 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 74 km from Kodarma, 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
Nearest railway station	Bes	13 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jainagar	20 km
District headquarters	Kodarma	74 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jainagar 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 284. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Sonpura village has 147 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 90.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpura falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma 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 5 - 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 74 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Bes is about 13 km away. Patrātu is about 18 km away. Jainagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.