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About Sonaposi Village

Sonaposi is a small village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 224 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaposi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 224
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Sonaposi compares

By the 2011 count Sonaposi is the 75th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sonaposi

Sonaposi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonaposi 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 Sonaposi from other places

Sonaposi lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, 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 Sonaposi
Nearest railway station Barabambo 2.6 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Sonaposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaposi village had a population of 457. That makes it the 75th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Sonaposi village has 224 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaposi has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sonaposi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaposi covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonaposi falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonaposi is Barabambo, about 2.6 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 Sonaposi.

Sonaposi is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaposi is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Barabambo is about 2.6 km away. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Kharsawan is about 12 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), Rugri (under 2 km) and Jordiha (under 2 km).

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

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