About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 349 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	144.52 hectares
Population	701
Male Population	349
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 96th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 144.52 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sonapur

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

Sonapur lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 12 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 Sonapur
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Murarai	12 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	16 km
District headquarters	Pakur	26 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 701. That makes it the 96th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Sonapur village has 349 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sonapur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapur covers 144.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Murarai, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 6.5 km away. Murarai is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.