About Sanokhar Village

Sanokhar is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,451, made up of 2,377 males and 2,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares.

Sanokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	278 hectares
Population	4,451
Male Population	2,377
Female Population	2,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanokhar compares

By the 2011 count Sanokhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Sanokhar

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

Sanokhar lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 9.7 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 Sanokhar
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	9.7 km
Nearest town	Colgong	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	32 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	32 km

Villages closest to Sanokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanokhar village had a population of 4,451. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Sanokhar village has 2,377 males and 2,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanokhar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Sanokhar covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sanokhar falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanokhar is Ekchari, about 9.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sanokhar.

Sanokhar is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanokhar is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 9.7 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Sonhaula is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.