About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,562, made up of 2,445 males and 2,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	847203
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	4,562
Male Population	2,445
Female Population	2,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 20th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 46 km from Darbhanga. 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 Sonpur
Tehsil headquarters	Biraul	4.5 km
Nearest town	Benipur	20 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	46 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 4,562. That makes it the 20th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Sonpur village has 2,445 males and 2,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpur falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Sonpur notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 46 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 4.5 km away. Benipur is about 20 km away. Darbhanga is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.