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Sonorokuti observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Khuntpani mandal is Kaal Bhairav Thakur Than. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sonorokuti itself.
Sonorokuti is a village in Khuntpani mandal, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 412 across 66 households with a literacy rate of 45.1%. The village is located at coordinates 22.668°N, 85.748°E.
By population, Sonorokuti ranks #75 of 96 villages in Khuntpani mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonorokuti is a village of 412 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Khuntpani block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 75th-largest of 96 villages in Khuntpani block. Literacy is 45%, 1 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,102 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the West Singhbhum district centre, 44 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 4 km from Barabambo railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 833204, served by J.M.P. Chowk post office; the LGD village code is 377455. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Khuntpani, 7 km away. The sarpanch is MUKTA BIRULI, and the village votes in Ichagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sabita Mahato. The population is estimated at 486 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Purunia →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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