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About Sonpokhri Village

Sonpokhri is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 454 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpokhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpokhri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 808 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 454
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonpokhri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpokhri is the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 808 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sonpokhri

Sonpokhri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpokhri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sonpokhri from other places

Sonpokhri lies about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 2.5 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 Sonpokhri
Nearest railway station Posoita 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 8.8 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 40 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Sonpokhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpokhri village had a population of 938. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Sonpokhri village has 454 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpokhri has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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

Sonpokhri covers 808 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpokhri is Posoita, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpokhri.

Sonpokhri is about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpokhri is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Posoita is about 2.5 km away. Manoharpur is about 8.8 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jojgutu (2.2 km), Jojogutu (2.2 km) and Barpos (2.4 km).

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

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