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About Sonapusi Village

Sonapusi is a mid sized village in Jhinkpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 523 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapusi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapusi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jhinkpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 189.41 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 523
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonapusi compares

By the 2011 count Sonapusi is the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents. Its 189.41 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sonapusi

Sonapusi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonapusi as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonapusi from other places

Sonapusi lies about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 2.4 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 Sonapusi
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 2.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhinkpani 10 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Sonapusi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapusi village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents.

Sonapusi village has 523 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapusi has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Sonapusi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapusi covers 189.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapusi falls under Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonapusi is Singhpokharia, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance for Sonapusi.

Sonapusi is about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapusi is in Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 2.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 7.0 km away. Jhinkpani is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Kelende (1.7 km) and Asura (2.5 km).

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

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