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About Sonahara Village

Sonahara is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 199 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 199
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonahara compares

By the 2011 count Sonahara is the 105th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sonahara

Sonahara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Simatshol, Simdi, Sindra and Sindurgauri. 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 Sonahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahara village had a population of 396. That makes it the 105th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Sonahara village has 199 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahara has about 990 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Sonahara is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonahara covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonahara falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonahara.

Sonahara is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi 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 Sonahara today is likely to be higher.

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