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About Sonorokuti Village

Sonorokuti is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 196 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonorokuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonorokuti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 196
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonorokuti compares

By the 2011 count Sonorokuti is the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Sonorokuti

Sonorokuti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonorokuti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonorokuti from other places

Sonorokuti lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 4.3 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 Sonorokuti
Nearest railway station Barabambo 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 5.6 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Sonorokuti

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 Sonorokuti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonorokuti village had a population of 412. That makes it the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Sonorokuti village has 196 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonorokuti has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Sonorokuti covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonorokuti is Barabambo, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sonorokuti.

Sonorokuti is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonorokuti is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 4.3 km away. Khuntpani is about 5.6 km away. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasea (under 2 km), Churgoi (under 2 km) and Gamhariya (1.5 km).

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

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