About Somosar Village

Somosar is a mid sized village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 363 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.6 hectares hectares.

Somosar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somosar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	54.6 hectares
Population	698
Male Population	363
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somosar compares

By the 2011 count Somosar is the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 54.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Somosar

Somosar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somosar as Available within 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 Somosar from other places

Somosar lies about 38 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 13 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 Somosar
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Hasan Bazar	13 km
Nearest town	Piro	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	38 km

Villages closest to Somosar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somosar village had a population of 698. That makes it the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Somosar village has 363 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somosar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Somosar covers 54.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somosar falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Somosar is Hasan Bazar, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somosar.

Somosar is about 38 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somosar is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 6.9 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 13 km away. Piro is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.