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About Sonhi Jamjor Village

Sonhi Jamjor is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 277 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares.

Sonhi Jamjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhi Jamjor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 718 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 277
Female Population 240
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 10+ km distance

How Sonhi Jamjor compares

By the 2011 count Sonhi Jamjor is the 87th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sonhi Jamjor

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

Sonhi Jamjor lies about 43 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 34 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 Sonhi Jamjor
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 11 km
Nearest town Bagaha 16 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 34 km
District headquarters Gaya 43 km

Villages closest to Sonhi Jamjor

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

Common questions about Sonhi Jamjor

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhi Jamjor village had a population of 517. That makes it the 87th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Sonhi Jamjor village has 277 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhi Jamjor has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Sonhi Jamjor covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonhi Jamjor falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonhi Jamjor is Paharpur, about 34 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 Sonhi Jamjor.

Sonhi Jamjor is about 43 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhi Jamjor is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 11 km away. Bagaha is about 16 km away. Paharpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundar Shahi (1.6 km), Etwan (1.6 km) and Chhanaili (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonhi Jamjor today is likely to be higher.

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