About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is one of the larger villages in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,329, made up of 5,806 males and 5,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 859316.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Narpatganj
Pincode	859316
Area (hectares)	838 hectares
Population	11,329
Male Population	5,806
Female Population	5,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 7th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 838 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sonapur

Sonapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 39 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 3.5 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	Bathnaha	3.5 km
Nearest town	Jogbani	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narpatganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	39 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpatganj 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 11,329. That makes it the 7th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Sonapur village has 5,806 males and 5,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sonapur is 859316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapur covers 838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonapur falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Bathnaha, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 39 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 Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 3.5 km away. Jogbani is about 5.8 km away. Narpatganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.