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About Sona Posh Village

Sona Posh is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 160 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Posh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona Posh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 160
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sona Posh compares

By the 2011 count Sona Posh is the 180th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sona Posh

Sona Posh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sona Posh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sona Posh from other places

Sona Posh lies about 87 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, 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 Sona Posh
Nearest railway station Barabambo 2.6 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 13 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 87 km

Villages closest to Sona Posh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 Sona Posh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona Posh village had a population of 314. That makes it the 180th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Sona Posh village has 160 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona Posh has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Sona Posh covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sona Posh falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sona Posh is Barabambo, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sona Posh.

Sona Posh is about 87 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona Posh is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 2.6 km away. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Potka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gitilata (under 2 km), Danisai Alias Bara Pahari (1.5 km) and Patisai (1.5 km).

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

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