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About Sonaut Village

Sonaut is a large village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,994, made up of 2,575 males and 2,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Sonaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 4,994
Male Population 2,575
Female Population 2,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaut compares

By the 2011 count Sonaut is the 4th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sonaut

Sonaut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonaut as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Rasalpur, Rasuna, Sadipur and Sikahar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaut village had a population of 4,994. That makes it the 4th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Sonaut village has 2,575 males and 2,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaut has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Sonaut covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonaut falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Sonaut notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonaut.

Sonaut is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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