About Sonpurwa Village

Sonpurwa is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,979, made up of 939 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpurwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	825116
Area (hectares)	504 hectares
Population	1,979
Male Population	939
Female Population	1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
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 Sonpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Sonpurwa is the 15th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sonpurwa

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

Sonpurwa lies about 19 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, 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 Sonpurwa
Nearest town	Kathhāra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	19 km
District headquarters	Palamu	19 km

Villages closest to Sonpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpurwa village had a population of 1,979. That makes it the 15th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Sonpurwa village has 939 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpurwa has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sonpurwa is 825116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpurwa covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpurwa falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpurwa is Jarangdih, 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 Sonpurwa.

Sonpurwa is about 19 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpurwa is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 12 km away. Jarangdih is about 12 km away. Hussainabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.