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About Sonara Village

Sonara is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 306 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Sonara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Rampur
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 306
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonara compares

By the 2011 count Sonara is the 51st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 40 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 930.

Getting to Sonara

Sonara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonara from other places

Sonara lies about 127 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 7.2 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 Sonara
Nearest railway station Semra 7.2 km
Nearest town Sagauli 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 22 km
District headquarters Kaimur 127 km

Villages closest to Sonara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonara village had a population of 624. That makes it the 51st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Sonara village has 306 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonara has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Sonara covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonara falls under Rampur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonara is Semra, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonara.

Sonara is about 127 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonara is in Rampur tehsil of Kaimur district. Semra is about 7.2 km away. Sagauli is about 9.6 km away. Rampur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Panapur (2.0 km) and Bairiadih (2.4 km).

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

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