About Sohnaria Village

Sohnaria is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 477 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohnaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohnaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Katiya
Pincode	841437
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	1,028
Male Population	477
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,155
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 Sohnaria compares

By the 2011 count Sohnaria is the 38th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Sohnaria

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

Sohnaria lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 12 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 Sohnaria
Nearest railway station	Phulwaria	12 km
Nearest town	Mirganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katiya	26 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	26 km

Villages closest to Sohnaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohnaria village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 38th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Sohnaria village has 477 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohnaria has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Sohnaria is 841437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohnaria covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sohnaria falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohnaria is Phulwaria, about 12 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 Sohnaria.

Sohnaria is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohnaria is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 12 km away. Mirganj is about 14 km away. Katiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.