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About Sonapos Village

Sonapos is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 391 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapos village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 391
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonapos compares

By the 2011 count Sonapos is the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sonapos

The census records public bus service for Sonapos as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonapos from other places

Sonapos lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 1.9 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 Sonapos
Nearest railway station Māluka 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Sonapos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapos village had a population of 815. That makes it the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Sonapos village has 391 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapos has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sonapos is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapos covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapos falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonapos is Māluka, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonapos.

Sonapos is about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapos is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 1.9 km away. Jagannathpur is about 5.4 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kate Para (under 2 km), Purnia (under 2 km) and Patahatu (under 2 km).

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

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