About Sonahula Village

Sonahula is one of the larger villages in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,614, made up of 2,947 males and 2,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares.

Sonahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahula village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	433 hectares
Population	5,614
Male Population	2,947
Female Population	2,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sonahula compares

By the 2011 count Sonahula 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 433 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Sonahula

Sonahula 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 Sonahula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonahula from other places

Sonahula lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 14 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 Sonahula
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	14 km
Nearest town	Purāini	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	26 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	26 km

Villages closest to Sonahula

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 Sonahula

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahula village had a population of 5,614. 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.

Sonahula village has 2,947 males and 2,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahula has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Sonahula covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonahula falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonahula is Ghogha, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sonahula is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonahula is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Sonhaula is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.