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About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,036, made up of 1,065 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 2,036
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 48th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sonapur

The census records public bus service for Sonapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonapur from other places

Sonapur lies about 34 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.1 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 Sonapur
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Bihar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 3.5 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 34 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 2,036. That makes it the 48th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Sonapur village has 1,065 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Sonapur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonapur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 34 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 3.1 km away. Barsoi is about 3.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Dharampur (1.8 km) and Chandi (1.9 km).

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

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