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About Sonedih Village

Sonedih is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 127 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,315 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonedih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 127
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,315
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 Sonedih compares

By the 2011 count Sonedih is the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Sonedih

Sonedih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonedih 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 Sonedih from other places

Sonedih lies about 8.4 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 5.2 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 Sonedih
Nearest railway station Nawadih 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 8.4 km
Nearest town Kodarma 21 km

Villages closest to Sonedih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonedih village had a population of 294. That makes it the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Sonedih village has 127 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonedih has about 1315 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Sonedih is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonedih covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonedih falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonedih is Nawadih, about 5.2 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 Sonedih.

Sonedih is about 8.4 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonedih is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 5.2 km away. Markacho is about 8.4 km away. Kodarma 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 Lalgarh (under 2 km), Bhagtiadih (under 2 km) and Geragi (under 2 km).

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

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