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About Sondiha Village

Sondiha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,996, made up of 1,028 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Sondiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 1,996
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sondiha compares

By the 2011 count Sondiha is the 26th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Sondiha

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

How far is Sondiha from other places

Sondiha lies about 9.7 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 2.1 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 Sondiha
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 9.7 km
District headquarters Banka 9.7 km
Nearest town Bānka 9.7 km

Villages closest to Sondiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondiha village had a population of 1,996. That makes it the 26th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Sondiha village has 1,028 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondiha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Sondiha covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sondiha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sondiha is Panjwara Road, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sondiha.

Sondiha is about 9.7 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondiha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 2.1 km away. Shambhuganj is about 9.7 km away. Banka is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Naraenpur (1.8 km) and Bangawan (2.1 km).

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

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