About Sonuan Village

Sonuan is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 741 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonuan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Sonua
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	10.58 hectares
Population	1,480
Male Population	741
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonuan compares

By the 2011 count Sonuan is the 12th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 10.58 hectares work out to about 140 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sonuan

Sonuan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonuan as Available within village. 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 Sonuan from other places

Sonuan lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Sonuan
Tehsil headquarters	Sonua	under 2 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	18 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	20 km

Villages closest to Sonuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonuan village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 12th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Sonuan village has 741 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonuan has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sonuan is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonuan covers 10.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 140 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonuan falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonuan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonuan.

Sonuan 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.

Sonuan is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 18 km away. Chakradharpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.