About Soni Village

Soni is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 458 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802128
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	895
Male Population	458
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Soni compares

By the 2011 count Soni is the 79th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Soni

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

Soni lies about 28 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Karahia Halt, 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 Soni
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Karahia Halt	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	28 km

Villages closest to Soni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soni village had a population of 895. That makes it the 79th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Soni village has 458 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soni has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Soni is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soni covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soni falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soni is Karahia Halt, about 14 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 Soni.

Soni is about 28 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soni is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 7.5 km away. Karahia Halt is about 14 km away. Buxar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.