About Sonathu Village

Sonathu is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 392 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonathu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Pincode	824237
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	758
Male Population	392
Female Population	366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Sonathu compares

By the 2011 count Sonathu is the 90th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sonathu

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

Sonathu lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 18 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 Sonathu
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	6.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	10 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Sonathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonathu village had a population of 758. That makes it the 90th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Sonathu village has 392 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonathu has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sonathu is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonathu covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonathu falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonathu is Paraiya, about 18 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 Sonathu.

Sonathu is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonathu is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Paraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.