About Sonapur Block Village

Sonapur Block is a mid sized village in Bihpuria tehsil, in the district of Lakhimpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 582 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.17 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur Block village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Lakhimpur
Tehsil	Bihpuria
Area (hectares)	59.17 hectares
Population	1,143
Male Population	582
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur Block compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur Block is the 67th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 59.17 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sonapur Block

Sonapur Block is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonapur Block 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonapur Block from other places

Sonapur Block lies about 35 km from Lakhimpur, and the nearest railway station is Gumto, about 2.6 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 Sonapur Block
Nearest railway station	Gumto	2.6 km
Nearest town	Naharlagun	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bihpuria	21 km
District headquarters	Lakhimpur	35 km

Villages closest to Sonapur Block

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

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Common questions about Sonapur Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur Block village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 67th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Sonapur Block village has 582 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur Block has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Sonapur Block covers 59.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonapur Block falls under Bihpuria tehsil of Lakhimpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur Block is Gumto, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sonapur Block is about 35 km from Lakhimpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur Block is in Bihpuria tehsil of Lakhimpur district. Gumto is about 2.6 km away. Naharlagun is about 8.6 km away. Bihpuria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.