About Sonalpura Village

Sonalpura is a small village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 255 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonalpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonalpura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Phalodi
Pincode	342301
Area (hectares)	1504 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	255
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonalpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonalpura is the 324th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1504 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Sonalpura

Sonalpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonalpura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonalpura from other places

Sonalpura lies about 145 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Khara, about 23 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 Sonalpura
Nearest railway station	Marwar Khara	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phalodi	33 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	145 km

Villages closest to Sonalpura

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Sonalpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonalpura village had a population of 497. That makes it the 324th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sonalpura village has 255 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonalpura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Sonalpura is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonalpura covers 1504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonalpura falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sonalpura is Marwar Khara, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonalpura.

Sonalpura is about 145 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonalpura is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Khara is about 23 km away. Phalodi is about 33 km away. Jodhpur is about 145 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.