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About Sonda Village

Sonda is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 86.42 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonda compares

By the 2011 count Sonda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 86.42 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sonda

Sonda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonda from other places

Sonda lies about 9.3 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 4.1 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 Sonda
Nearest railway station Karamtola 4.1 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 9.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 9.7 km

Villages closest to Sonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonda village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Sonda village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonda has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Sonda covers 86.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonda falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonda is Karamtola, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonda.

Sonda is about 9.3 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonda is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karamtola is about 4.1 km away. Sahibganj is about 9.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rosoi (under 2 km), Kanipahar (under 2 km) and Kasarbita (under 2 km).

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

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