About Sonatola Village

Sonatola is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 391 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Sonatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonatola village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	784
Male Population	391
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonatola compares

By the 2011 count Sonatola is the 126th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sonatola

Sonatola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonatola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sonatola from other places

Sonatola lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 6.0 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 Sonatola
Nearest railway station	Sanjay Gram	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	43 km

Villages closest to Sonatola

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.

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Common questions about Sonatola

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatola village had a population of 784. That makes it the 126th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Sonatola village has 391 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatola has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Sonatola covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonatola falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonatola is Sanjay Gram, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonatola.

Sonatola is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonatola is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sanjay Gram is about 6.0 km away. Barsoi is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.