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About Tola Sonaia Village

Tola Sonaia is a small village in Chakai tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 219 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 735 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tola Sonaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Sonaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Chakai
Pincode 811316
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 219
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 735
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tola Sonaia compares

By the 2011 count Tola Sonaia is the 187th largest of the 468 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 432 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Tola Sonaia

Tola Sonaia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tola Sonaia as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tola Sonaia from other places

Tola Sonaia lies about 30 km from Jamui. 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 Tola Sonaia
Nearest town Jhajha 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakai 15 km
District headquarters Jamui 30 km

Villages closest to Tola Sonaia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakai 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 Tola Sonaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Sonaia village had a population of 380. That makes it the 187th largest of the 468 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 432 residents.

Tola Sonaia village has 219 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Sonaia has about 735 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Tola Sonaia is 811316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tola Sonaia covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tola Sonaia falls under Chakai tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Tola Sonaia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tola Sonaia.

Tola Sonaia is about 30 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tola Sonaia is in Chakai tehsil of Jamui district. Jhajha is about 11 km away. Chakai is about 15 km away. Jamui is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Ahardih (under 2 km), Tola Algori (under 2 km) and Tola Amatanr (under 2 km).

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

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