About Sonaposi Village

Sonaposi is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 534 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaposi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	292 hectares
Population	1,037
Male Population	534
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaposi compares

By the 2011 count Sonaposi is the 22nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Sonaposi

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

How far is Sonaposi from other places

Sonaposi lies about 62 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 21 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 Sonaposi
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Badampahar	21 km
Nearest town	Rairangpur	34 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	62 km

Villages closest to Sonaposi

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

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Common questions about Sonaposi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaposi village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Sonaposi village has 534 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaposi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Sonaposi is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaposi covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonaposi falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonaposi is Badampahar, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonaposi.

Sonaposi is about 62 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaposi is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 3.4 km away. Badampahar is about 21 km away. Rairangpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.