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About Sonajori Village

Sonajori is a large village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 991 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonajori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonajori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 991
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonajori compares

By the 2011 count Sonajori is the 30th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Sonajori

Sonajori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonajori as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonajori from other places

Sonajori lies about 4.5 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 5.3 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 Sonajori
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 4.5 km
District headquarters Pakur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 5.3 km

Villages closest to Sonajori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonajori village had a population of 2,007. That makes it the 30th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Sonajori village has 991 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonajori has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Sonajori is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonajori covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonajori falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonajori is Tilbhita, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonajori.

Sonajori is about 4.5 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonajori is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Pakaur is about 4.5 km away. Pakur is about 4.5 km away. Tilbhita is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Metia Pahari (under 2 km), Saharkol (under 2 km) and Kusmadanga (1.6 km).

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

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