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About Sonudih Village

Sonudih is one of the larger villages in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,210, made up of 3,355 males and 2,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares.

Sonudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonudih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 418 hectares
Population 6,210
Male Population 3,355
Female Population 2,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonudih compares

By the 2011 count Sonudih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sonudih

Sonudih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonudih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonudih from other places

Sonudih lies about 15 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 3.0 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 Sonudih
Nearest railway station Tikani 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 4.7 km
Nearest town Purāini 5.2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 15 km

Villages closest to Sonudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonudih village had a population of 6,210. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Sonudih village has 3,355 males and 2,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonudih has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Sonudih covers 418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonudih falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonudih is Tikani, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonudih.

Sonudih is about 15 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonudih is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Tikani is about 3.0 km away. Goradih is about 4.7 km away. Purāini is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonudih Arazi (under 2 km), Jajandih (under 2 km) and Kharama (1.8 km).

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

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