About Sonagara Village

Sonagara is a mid sized village in Musabani tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 655 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonagara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Musabani
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	521 hectares
Population	1,309
Male Population	655
Female Population	654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonagara compares

By the 2011 count Sonagara is the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Sonagara

Sonagara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonagara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonagara from other places

Sonagara lies about 43 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 2.6 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 Sonagara
Nearest railway station	Haludpukur	2.6 km
Nearest town	Gobindpur	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Musabani	34 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	43 km

Villages closest to Sonagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonagara village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents.

Sonagara village has 655 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonagara has about 998 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Sonagara is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonagara covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonagara falls under Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonagara is Haludpukur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sonagara is about 43 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonagara is in Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 2.6 km away. Gobindpur is about 8.1 km away. Musabani is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.