About Sonbhadar Village

Sonbhadar is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,715, made up of 1,888 males and 1,827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbhadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbhadar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode	804419
Area (hectares)	341 hectares
Population	3,715
Male Population	1,888
Female Population	1,827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Sonbhadar compares

By the 2011 count Sonbhadar is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sonbhadar

Sonbhadar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonbhadar 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 Sonbhadar from other places

Sonbhadar lies about 14 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 26 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 Sonbhadar
Tehsil headquarters	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur	14 km
District headquarters	Arwal	14 km
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Sonbhadar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Sonbhadar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbhadar village had a population of 3,715. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Sonbhadar village has 1,888 males and 1,827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbhadar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sonbhadar is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbhadar covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbhadar falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonbhadar is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 26 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 Sonbhadar.

Sonbhadar is about 14 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbhadar is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 14 km away. Arwal is about 14 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.