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About Sonikpur Village

Sonikpur is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 485 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 93.05 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 485
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonikpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonikpur is the 110th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 93.05 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sonikpur

Sonikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonikpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonikpur from other places

Sonikpur lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 2.3 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 Sonikpur
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 2.3 km
Nearest town Kataiya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Sonikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonikpur village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 110th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Sonikpur village has 485 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonikpur has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sonikpur is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonikpur covers 93.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonikpur falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonikpur is Bathua Bazar, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sonikpur is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonikpur is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 2.3 km away. Kataiya is about 16 km away. Kuchaikote is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhpur (under 2 km), Derwa (under 2 km) and Saunhi Birt (under 2 km).

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

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