About Sonpurwa Village

Sonpurwa is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 446 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, 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	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	38.03 hectares
Population	872
Male Population	446
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Sonpurwa is the 78th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 38.03 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 55 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 2.1 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 railway station	New Giridih	2.1 km
Nearest town	Giridih	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	55 km

Villages closest to Sonpurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 872. That makes it the 78th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Sonpurwa village has 446 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpurwa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sonpurwa is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpurwa covers 38.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonpurwa falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonpurwa is New Giridih, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpurwa.

Sonpurwa is about 55 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 Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. New Giridih is about 2.1 km away. Giridih is about 2.3 km away. Chainpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.