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About Sonabil Village

Sonabil is a mid sized village in Chariduar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 498 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonabil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonabil village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Chariduar
Pincode 784504
Area (hectares) 209.12 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 498
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonabil compares

By the 2011 count Sonabil is the 106th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 977 residents. Its 209.12 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sonabil

Sonabil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonabil as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonabil from other places

Sonabil lies about 20 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Rangpara North Junction, about 4.2 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 Sonabil
Nearest railway station Rangpara North Junction 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chariduar 20 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 20 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 21 km

Villages closest to Sonabil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonabil village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 106th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 977 residents.

Sonabil village has 498 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonabil has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sonabil is 784504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonabil covers 209.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonabil falls under Chariduar tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sonabil is Rangpara North Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sonabil is about 20 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonabil is in Chariduar tehsil of Sonitpur district. Rangpara North Junction is about 4.2 km away. Chariduar is about 20 km away. Sonitpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangapara (3.5 km), No 1 Rangapara T E (3.5 km) and No 2 Rangapara T E (3.5 km).

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

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