About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,500, made up of 1,287 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	450.42 hectares
Population	2,500
Male Population	1,287
Female Population	1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 450.42 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sonapur

Sonapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonapur 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 Sonapur from other places

Sonapur lies about 86 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 8.4 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	Sukhsena	8.4 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	25 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	86 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 2,500. That makes it the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Sonapur village has 1,287 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sonapur is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapur covers 450.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Sukhsena, about 8.4 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 Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 86 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Sukhsena is about 8.4 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 15 km away. Pothia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.