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About Sonajuri Village

Sonajuri is a large village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,641, made up of 1,371 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonajuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonajuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 2,641
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonajuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonajuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Sonajuri

Sonajuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonajuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonajuri from other places

Sonajuri lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Sonajuri
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Sonajuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonajuri village had a population of 2,641. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Sonajuri village has 1,371 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonajuri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sonajuri is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonajuri covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonajuri falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonajuri is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonajuri.

Sonajuri is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonajuri is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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