About Sonarpara Village

Sonarpara is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 479 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarpara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816106
Area (hectares)	71.28 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	479
Female Population	491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 Sonarpara compares

By the 2011 count Sonarpara is the 55th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 71.28 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sonarpara

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

Sonarpara lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 4.3 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 Sonarpara
Nearest railway station	Murarai	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	18 km
District headquarters	Pakur	20 km

Villages closest to Sonarpara

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 Sonarpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarpara village had a population of 970. That makes it the 55th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Sonarpara village has 479 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarpara has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sonarpara is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarpara covers 71.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonarpara falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonarpara is Murarai, about 4.3 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 Sonarpara.

Sonarpara is about 20 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonarpara is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Murarai is about 4.3 km away. Maheshpur is about 6.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.