About Sonakhun Village

Sonakhun is a small village in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 138 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Sonakhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakhun village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Dhalbhumgarh
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	138
Female Population	114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonakhun compares

By the 2011 count Sonakhun is the 73rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Sonakhun

Sonakhun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonakhun 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Samka, Sarangashol, Sarbila and Shidhshol. 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.

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Common questions about Sonakhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakhun village had a population of 252. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Sonakhun village has 138 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakhun has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Sonakhun covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonakhun falls under Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sonakhun 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 village for Sonakhun.

Sonakhun is in Dhalbhumgarh 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.