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About Bara Sonakar Village

Bara Sonakar is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,911, made up of 1,451 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Sonakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Sonakar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 2,911
Male Population 1,451
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Sonakar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Sonakar is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bara Sonakar

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

How far is Bara Sonakar from other places

Bara Sonakar lies about 59 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 1.6 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 Bara Sonakar
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 1.6 km
Nearest town Pakur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 59 km

Villages closest to Bara Sonakar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 Bara Sonakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Sonakar village had a population of 2,911. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bara Sonakar village has 1,451 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Sonakar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bara Sonakar is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Sonakar covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Sonakar falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Sonakar is Kotalpukur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Sonakar.

Bara Sonakar is about 59 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Sonakar is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about 1.6 km away. Pakur is about 11 km away. Barharwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siulidanga (under 2 km), Kora Tola (under 2 km) and Shamnagar (1.5 km).

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

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