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About Sonsdohar Village

Sonsdohar is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 15 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonsdohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsdohar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 15
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Sonsdohar compares

By the 2011 count Sonsdohar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sonsdohar

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

Sonsdohar lies about 29 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 26 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 Sonsdohar
Tehsil headquarters Manika 25 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 26 km
District headquarters Latehar 29 km
Nearest town Lātehār 29 km

Villages closest to Sonsdohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsdohar village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Sonsdohar village has 15 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsdohar has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sonsdohar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonsdohar covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonsdohar falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonsdohar is Kumandih, about 26 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 Sonsdohar.

Sonsdohar is about 29 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsdohar is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 25 km away. Kumandih is about 26 km away. Latehar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betla (6.6 km), Doki (6.7 km) and Barwaia Khurd (6.9 km).

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

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