About Sonkhapra Village

Sonkhapra is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 283 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Sonkhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhapra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	526
Male Population	283
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonkhapra compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhapra is the 114th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sonkhapra

Sonkhapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonkhapra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkhapra from other places

Sonkhapra lies about 14 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 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 Sonkhapra
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	14 km
District headquarters	Banka	14 km
Nearest town	Bānka	14 km

Villages closest to Sonkhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhapra village had a population of 526. That makes it the 114th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sonkhapra village has 283 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhapra has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Sonkhapra covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkhapra falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhapra is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sonkhapra.

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

Sonkhapra is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 4.5 km away. Dhuraiya is about 14 km away. Banka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.