Sonapur, Maheshpur, Pakur, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonapur


The village Sonapur is located in Maheshpur C.D.Block of Pakur District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Manikpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Maheshpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakur, which is about 43 kilometers away from Sonapur.

Travel and Communication for Sonapur


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonapur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonapur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sonapur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonapur


As per available data from the year 2009, 701 persons live in 154 house holds in the village Sonapur. There are 352 female individuals and 349 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.21% and males constitute 49.79% of the total population.

There are 699 scheduled tribes persons of which 351 are females and 348 are males. Females constitute 50.21% and males constitute 49.79% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.71% of the total population.

Population density of Sonapur is 485.05 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonapur


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Total area of Sonapur is 144.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 79.28 ha. About 77.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 1.58 ha is irrigated area. About 0.38 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 30.42 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.08 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 7.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.9 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.04 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.7 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonapur


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sonapur.

There is a government primary school in the village Sonapur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Khagra, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Hathimara, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Barkiari, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

Colleges in Sonapur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Birkidi, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonapur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonapur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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