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About Sonabari Village

Sonabari is a mid sized village in Kalgachia tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 695 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.9 hectares hectares.

Sonabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonabari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Kalgachia
Area (hectares) 303.9 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 695
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sonabari compares

By the 2011 count Sonabari is the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents. Its 303.9 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sonabari

Sonabari 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 Sonabari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonabari from other places

Sonabari lies about 33 km from Barpeta. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonabari
Nearest town Barpeta Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalgachia 32 km
District headquarters Barpeta 33 km

Villages closest to Sonabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalgachia tehsil.

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 Sonabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonabari village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents.

Sonabari village has 695 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonabari has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Sonabari covers 303.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonabari falls under Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonabari.

Sonabari is about 33 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonabari is in Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district. Barpeta Road is about 14 km away. Kalgachia is about 32 km away. Barpeta is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathar Chali (15 km), Sutir Pathar (15 km) and Khandakar Para (25 km).

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

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