About Sonki Village

Sonki is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 654 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Sonki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	1,314
Male Population	654
Female Population	660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonki compares

By the 2011 count Sonki is the 47th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Sonki

Sonki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarna, Semariya Palti Ojha, Sobhanathhi and Sonbarsa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonki

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonki village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 47th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Sonki village has 654 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonki has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Sonki covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonki falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sonki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonki.

Sonki is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.