About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,184 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	2,189
Male Population	1,184
Female Population	1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sonapur

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

How far is Sonapur from other places

Sonapur lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 7.7 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
Nearest railway station	Jalalgarh	7.7 km
Nearest town	Kasba	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	20 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Sonapur village has 1,184 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sonapur is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonapur falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Jalalgarh, about 7.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonapur.

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

Sonapur is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Jalalgarh is about 7.7 km away. Kasba is about 15 km away. Kursakatta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.