About Sonpa Village

Sonpa is a large village in Chausa tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,432, made up of 2,298 males and 2,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares.

Sonpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chausa
Area (hectares)	442 hectares
Population	4,432
Male Population	2,298
Female Population	2,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpa compares

By the 2011 count Sonpa is the 7th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sonpa

Sonpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpa from other places

Sonpa lies about 19 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 3.7 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 Sonpa
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chausa	7.7 km
District headquarters	Buxar	19 km

Villages closest to Sonpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpa village had a population of 4,432. That makes it the 7th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents.

Sonpa village has 2,298 males and 2,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Sonpa covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpa falls under Chausa tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonpa is Barakalan, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sonpa is about 19 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpa is in Chausa tehsil of Buxar district. Barakalan is about 3.7 km away. Chausa is about 7.7 km away. Buxar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.