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About Soneswar Village

Soneswar is a mid sized village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 436 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.1 hectares hectares.

Soneswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soneswar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Kamalpur
Area (hectares) 156.1 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 436
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Soneswar compares

By the 2011 count Soneswar is the 85th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 156.1 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Soneswar

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

How far is Soneswar from other places

Soneswar lies about 30 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Kendukona, about 2.8 km away. 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 Soneswar
Nearest railway station Kendukona 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamalpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Rangia 12 km
District headquarters Kamrup 30 km

Villages closest to Soneswar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamalpur 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 Soneswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Soneswar village had a population of 853. That makes it the 85th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Soneswar village has 436 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soneswar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Soneswar covers 156.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soneswar falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Soneswar is Kendukona, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Soneswar.

Soneswar is about 30 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soneswar is in Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district. Kendukona is about 2.8 km away. Kamalpur is about 3.5 km away. Rangia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (3.5 km), Deoduar (3.5 km) and Baihata (6.4 km).

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

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