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About Sonhauli Village

Sonhauli is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 710 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Pincode 824124
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 710
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Sonhauli compares

By the 2011 count Sonhauli is the 53rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sonhauli

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

Sonhauli lies about 13 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 1.9 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 Sonhauli
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 2.7 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 13 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 13 km

Villages closest to Sonhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhauli village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Sonhauli village has 710 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhauli has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Sonhauli is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonhauli covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonhauli falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonhauli is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 1.9 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 Sonhauli.

Sonhauli is about 13 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhauli is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 1.9 km away. Obra is about 2.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadiahi (under 2 km), Kadiahi Kalan (under 2 km) and Kadiahi Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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