About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 250 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	824206
Area (hectares)	239 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	250
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 78th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 931.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 67 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 42 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 Sonpura
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	5.9 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	34 km
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	42 km
District headquarters	Gaya	67 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 470. That makes it the 78th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Sonpura village has 250 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpura falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Jakhim, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 67 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 5.9 km away. Aurangābād is about 34 km away. Jakhim is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.