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Sonpura

Jainagar mandal
Pincode 825421
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SIMA KUMARI
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LGD code
349869
Pincode
825421
Post office
Koderma Thermal Power Station
Population
284
Households
49
Literacy rate
63%
Sex ratio
932 ♀/1000♂
Workers
91
Distance to district centre
234 km
Distance to mandal centre
231 km
Distance to Ranchi
201 km
Distance to Kolkata
513 km
Nearest railway station
Kosiara · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Hare Krisna Hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonpura compares

By population, Sonpura ranks #104 of 135 villages in Jainagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.0%
+8.2% vs mandal average
Sonpura
63.0%
Jainagar mandal
54.8%
Koderma district
54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
−7 vs mandal average
Sonpura
932
Jainagar mandal
939
Household size
people per home
5.8
−0.7 vs mandal average
Sonpura
5.8
Jainagar mandal
6.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sonpura at a glance

Sonpura is a village of 284 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Jainagar block, Koderma district, Jharkhand, the 104th-largest of 135 villages in Jainagar block. Literacy is 63%, 8 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 234 km from the Koderma district centre, 5 km from Nauhatta, the nearest town, 11 km from Kosiara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825421, served by Koderma Thermal Power Station post office; the LGD village code is 349869. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hare Krisna Hospital, 19 km away. The sarpanch is SIMA KUMARI, and the village votes in Bagodar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Mahto. The population is estimated at 335 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tamai

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Sonpura · this village28463%
Sonpura · Itkhori51264%0 km N
Sonpura · Tarhasi3,13551%0 km N
Sonpura · Tilouthu63554%0 km N
Sonpura · Padma51651%0 km N
Sonpura · Meskaur1,26352%0 km N
Sonpura · Nagaruntari65459%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonpura

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JHUMARI TILAIYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
TAMAI
Total area (ha)
90.43
Irrigated area (ha)
5.7
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sonpura

LGD code
349869
Pincode
825421
Post office
Koderma Thermal Power Station
Population (Census 2011)
284
Population (projected 2026)
335
Households
49
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
932
Literacy rate
63.0%
Coordinates
24.50392°N, 83.79678°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bagodar
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nagendra Mahto
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SIMA KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Jainagar
Getting there

How to reach Sonpura

Mandal centre
Jainagar · ≈ 231 km
≈ 7 h 55 min by car · 9 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koderma · ≈ 234 km
≈ 8 h by car · 9 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 25,347 people
Nauhatta · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi201 kmcapital
  • Kolkata513 km
  • Delhi799 km
  • Hyderabad964 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKosiara11 km
  • Hospital / PHCHare Krisna Hospital19 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump39 km
  • CollegeYodh Singh Namdhari Mahila Mahavidyalaya58 km
  • Police stationSSB camp59 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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