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About Sonamara Village

Sonamara is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 99 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonamara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonamara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 99
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonamara compares

By the 2011 count Sonamara is the 152nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sonamara

Sonamara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonamara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sonamara from other places

Sonamara lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, 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 Sonamara
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Sonamara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamara village had a population of 193. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Sonamara village has 99 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sonamara is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonamara covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonamara falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonamara is Chakradharpur, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonamara.

Sonamara is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonamara is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharjhara (under 2 km), Surbura (under 2 km) and Dhobasai (under 2 km).

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

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