About Sonwan Village

Sonwan is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 851 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Baheri
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	1,603
Male Population	851
Female Population	752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonwan compares

By the 2011 count Sonwan is the 46th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sonwan

Sonwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwan as Available within village. 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 Sonwan from other places

Sonwan lies about 25 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Haiaghat, 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 Sonwan
Tehsil headquarters	Baheri	2.8 km
Nearest town	Benipur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Haiaghat	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	25 km

Villages closest to Sonwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwan village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 46th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Sonwan village has 851 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sonwan is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwan covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonwan falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonwan is Haiaghat, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonwan.

Sonwan is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwan is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 2.8 km away. Benipur is about 15 km away. Haiaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.