About Sonwan Village

Sonwan is a large village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,505, made up of 1,790 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares.

Sonwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Ghoshi
Area (hectares)	397 hectares
Population	3,505
Male Population	1,790
Female Population	1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwan compares

By the 2011 count Sonwan is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sonwan

Sonwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonwan from other places

Sonwan lies about 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 10 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 Sonwan
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	10 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghoshi	18 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	18 km

Villages closest to Sonwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwan village had a population of 3,505. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Sonwan village has 1,790 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwan has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Sonwan covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonwan falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonwan is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonwan.

Sonwan is about 18 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwan is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 10 km away. Makhdumpur is about 11 km away. Ghoshi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.