About Sonar Khap Village

Sonar Khap is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 253 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonar Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonar Khap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	253
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Sonar Khap compares

By the 2011 count Sonar Khap is the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sonar Khap

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

Sonar Khap lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 2.8 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 Sonar Khap
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	2.8 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	19 km

Villages closest to Sonar Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Sonar Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonar Khap village had a population of 489. That makes it the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Sonar Khap village has 253 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonar Khap has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sonar Khap is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonar Khap covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonar Khap falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonar Khap is Bansinala Halt, about 2.8 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 Sonar Khap.

Sonar Khap is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonar Khap is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 2.2 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 2.8 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.