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About Sobhnathpur Village

Sobhnathpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,981, made up of 1,133 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 748 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sobhnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobhnathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,981
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 748
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sobhnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Sobhnathpur is the 44th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sobhnathpur

Sobhnathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sobhnathpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sobhnathpur from other places

Sobhnathpur lies about 31 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 6.2 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 Sobhnathpur
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 6.3 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Sobhnathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobhnathpur village had a population of 1,981. That makes it the 44th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Sobhnathpur village has 1,133 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobhnathpur has about 748 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sobhnathpur is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sobhnathpur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sobhnathpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sobhnathpur is Kahalgaon, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sobhnathpur.

Sobhnathpur is about 31 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobhnathpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 6.2 km away. Colgong is about 6.3 km away. Bhagalpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Bansipur (under 2 km) and Bhuska (under 2 km).

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

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