About Doria Sonapur Village

Doria Sonapur is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,744, made up of 7,283 males and 6,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doria Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doria Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854311
Area (hectares)	860 hectares
Population	13,744
Male Population	7,283
Female Population	6,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Doria Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Doria Sonapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 860 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Doria Sonapur

Doria Sonapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Doria Sonapur as Available within 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 Doria Sonapur from other places

Doria Sonapur lies about 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 3.4 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 Doria Sonapur
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	3.4 km
District headquarters	Araria	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	18 km

Villages closest to Doria Sonapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj 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 Doria Sonapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Doria Sonapur village had a population of 13,744. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Doria Sonapur village has 7,283 males and 6,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doria Sonapur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Doria Sonapur is 854311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doria Sonapur covers 860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Doria Sonapur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doria Sonapur is Haldita Bihar, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Doria Sonapur.

Doria Sonapur is about 13 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doria Sonapur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 3.4 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.