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About Sonapi Village

Sonapi is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 279 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 923.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 923.62 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 279
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapi compares

By the 2011 count Sonapi is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 923.62 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sonapi

Sonapi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonapi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Samtha, Sargidih, Simirtamadhupur and Sirka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonapi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapi village had a population of 546. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Sonapi village has 279 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sonapi is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapi covers 923.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonapi falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonapi notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Sonapi.

Sonapi is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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