About Sonakandar Village

Sonakandar is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 318 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Sonakandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakandar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	645
Male Population	318
Female Population	327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakandar compares

By the 2011 count Sonakandar is the 82nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sonakandar

Sonakandar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonakandar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sonakandar from other places

Sonakandar lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 25 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 Sonakandar
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	11 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	16 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	25 km

Villages closest to Sonakandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakandar village had a population of 645. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Sonakandar village has 318 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakandar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Sonakandar covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakandar falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonakandar is Araria Court, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Sonakandar.

Sonakandar is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonakandar is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.