Sonaraithari, Deoghar

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Sonaraithari.

Sonaraithari
Village
Sonaraithari Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Sonaraithari Sonaraithari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°21′28″N86°53′56″E / 24.357778°N 86.898889°E / 24.357778; 86.898889
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,538
Languages .*For language details see Sonaraithari#Language and religion
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814150
Telephone/ STD code	06432
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jarmundi
Website	deoghar.nic.in

Sonaraithari is a village in Sonaraithari CD block in the Deoghar subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

16km
9.9miles

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Mayurakshi River

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Ajay River

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Barakar River

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Massanjore
Dam

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Rasikpur

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Purana
Dumka

CT

Dudhani

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Karmatanr

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Mihijam

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Jamtara

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Basukinath

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Dumka

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Madhupur

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Jasidih

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Deoghar

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Narayanpur

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Nala

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Kundahit

R

Fatehpur

R

Bindapathar

R

Basudih

R

Bagdahari

R

Tongra

R

Taljhari

R

Shikaripara

R

Saraiyahat

R

Ranishwar

R

Ramgarh

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Masalia

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Maluti

R

Kathikund

R

Jarmundi

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Jama

R

Hansdiha

R

Gopikandar

R

Sarwan

R

Sarath

R

Palojori

R

Mohanpur

R

Margomunda

R

Karon

R

Devipur

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Sonaraithari

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Chitra

   

Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sonaraithari is located at 24°21′28″N86°53′56″E / 24.357778°N 86.898889°E / 24.357778; 86.898889 .

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[1]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area

Sonaraithari has an area of 221 hectares (550 acres). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sonaraithari had a total population of 3,538, of which 1,847 (52%) were males and 1,691 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 639. The total number of literate persons in Sonaraithari was 2,899 (64.19% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Sonaraithari village. ^[3]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Sonaraithari CD block is at Sonaraithari village. ^[4]

Education

Government High School Sonaraithari is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching in class IX and X. ^[5]

References

1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. "District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Deoghar". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Deoghar on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
5. "Government HS Sonaraithari". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.