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About Sonoro Village

Sonoro is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 488 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonoro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonoro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 488
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
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 Sonoro compares

By the 2011 count Sonoro is the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sonoro

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

Sonoro lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 4.5 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 Sonoro
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 7.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 13 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Sonoro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonoro village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Sonoro village has 488 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonoro has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Sonoro covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonoro falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonoro is Pandrasali, about 4.5 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 Sonoro.

Sonoro is about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonoro is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 4.5 km away. Khuntpani is about 7.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuchuhatu Alias Kuchusai (under 2 km), Bagusering (under 2 km) and Purnia (under 2 km).

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

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