About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a large village in Udwant Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,145 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Udwant Nagar
Pincode	802206
Area (hectares)	497 hectares
Population	2,162
Male Population	1,145
Female Population	1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 497 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 20 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 17 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 Sonpura
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udwant Nagar	20 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	20 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udwant Nagar 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 Sonpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Sonpura village has 1,145 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 802206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 497 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpura falls under Udwant Nagar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Gogipothia Halt, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 20 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Udwant Nagar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Shahbazpur is about 15 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 17 km away. Udwant Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.