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About Sonwalia Village

Sonwalia is one of the larger villages in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,297, made up of 2,706 males and 2,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 5,297
Male Population 2,706
Female Population 2,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Sonwalia compares

By the 2011 count Sonwalia is the 10th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sonwalia

Sonwalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonwalia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonwalia from other places

Sonwalia lies about 44 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about under 2 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 Sonwalia
Nearest railway station Katalpur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 44 km

Villages closest to Sonwalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwalia village had a population of 5,297. That makes it the 10th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Sonwalia village has 2,706 males and 2,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwalia has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sonwalia is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwalia covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonwalia falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonwalia is Katalpur Halt, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonwalia.

Sonwalia is about 44 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwalia is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 5.5 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaha (under 2 km), Jagdispur (1.5 km) and Hamidpur (1.6 km).

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

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