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About Soni Village

Soni is a mid sized village in Daudnagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 878 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Daudnagar
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 878
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soni compares

By the 2011 count Soni is the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Soni

Soni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Soni from other places

Soni lies about 27 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 16 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 Soni
Tehsil headquarters Daudnagar 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 27 km

Villages closest to Soni

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

Common questions about Soni

As per the Census of India 2011, Soni village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents.

Soni village has 878 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soni has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Soni covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soni falls under Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soni is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Soni.

Soni is about 27 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soni is in Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 4.7 km away. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalu Chak (under 2 km), Khaira (under 2 km) and Jinoriya (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Soni today is likely to be higher.

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