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About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a mid sized village in Baska tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 587 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.58 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Baska
Area (hectares) 192.58 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 587
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 192.58 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sonapur

Sonapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Pub Athiabari, Rampur, Reclamation Block A and Saderichupa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Sonapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Sonapur village has 587 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Sonapur covers 192.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonapur falls under Baska tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Sonapur notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonapur.

Sonapur is in Baska tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonapur today is likely to be higher.

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