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About Sone Khap Village

Sone Khap is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 775 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares.

Sone Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sone Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 775
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sone Khap compares

By the 2011 count Sone Khap is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sone Khap

Sone Khap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sone Khap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sone Khap from other places

Sone Khap lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 28 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 Sone Khap
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 1.8 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 28 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Sone Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Sone Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Sone Khap village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Sone Khap village has 775 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sone Khap has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Sone Khap covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sone Khap falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sone Khap is Guraru, about 28 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 village for Sone Khap.

Sone Khap is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sone Khap is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 1.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 1.8 km away. Guraru is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahammadpur (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Palhat Kalan (1.5 km).

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

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