About Sonhan Village

Sonhan is a large village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,800, made up of 1,445 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Sonhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Bhabua
Area (hectares)	337 hectares
Population	2,800
Male Population	1,445
Female Population	1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonhan compares

By the 2011 count Sonhan is the 16th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sonhan

Sonhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonhan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sonhan from other places

Sonhan lies about 90 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 6.1 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 Sonhan
Nearest railway station	Pusauli	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhabua	9.1 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	9.1 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	90 km

Villages closest to Sonhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhan village had a population of 2,800. That makes it the 16th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Sonhan village has 1,445 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhan has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Sonhan covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonhan falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonhan is Pusauli, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonhan.

Sonhan is about 90 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhan is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Pusauli is about 6.1 km away. Bhabua is about 9.1 km away. Bhabhua is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.