About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a large village in Jiribam tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,192 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Manipur
District	Imphal East
Tehsil	Jiribam
Pincode	795116
Area (hectares)	220.12 hectares
Population	2,320
Male Population	1,192
Female Population	1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 220.12 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sonapur

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

Sonapur lies about 87 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Jiribam, about 3.8 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 Sonapur
Nearest railway station	Jiribam	3.8 km
Nearest town	Silchar	34 km
District headquarters	Imphal East	87 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

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Common questions about Sonapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 2,320. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Sonapur village has 1,192 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sonapur is 795116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapur covers 220.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonapur falls under Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Jiribam, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 87 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district. Jiribam is about 3.8 km away. Silchar is about 34 km away. Imphal East is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.