About Sonaura Village

Sonaura is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 920 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Sonaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Nabinagar
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	1,843
Male Population	920
Female Population	923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
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 Sonaura compares

By the 2011 count Sonaura is the 31st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sonaura

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

Sonaura lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, 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 Sonaura
Nearest railway station	Ankorha	3.5 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabinagar	18 km

Villages closest to Sonaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaura village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 31st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Sonaura village has 920 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaura has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Sonaura covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonaura falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonaura is Ankorha, 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 Sonaura.

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

Sonaura is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ankorha is about 3.5 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.