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About Sonahara Village

Sonahara is a mid sized village in Balijana tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 484 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.16 hectares hectares.

Sonahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Balijana
Area (hectares) 134.16 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 484
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonahara compares

By the 2011 count Sonahara is the 71st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 134.16 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sonahara

Sonahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonahara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sijukona, Silchak Domal, Simlabari and Sinabari. 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 Sonahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahara village had a population of 939. That makes it the 71st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Sonahara village has 484 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Sonahara covers 134.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonahara falls under Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The census record for Sonahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sonahara is in Balijana tehsil of Goalpara 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 Sonahara today is likely to be higher.

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