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About Sobhni Village

Sobhni is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 719 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.6 hectares hectares.

Sobhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobhni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 118.6 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 719
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sobhni compares

By the 2011 count Sobhni is the 58th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 118.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Sobhni

Sobhni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sobhni 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sobhni from other places

Sobhni lies about 7.0 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Dhanauri, about under 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 Sobhni
Nearest railway station Dhanauri under 2 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 7.0 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 11 km

Villages closest to Sobhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobhni village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 58th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Sobhni village has 719 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobhni has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Sobhni covers 118.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sobhni falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sobhni is Dhanauri, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Sobhni.

Sobhni is about 7.0 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobhni is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Dhanauri is about under 2 km away. Lakhisarai is about 7.0 km away. Luckeesarai is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanari (under 2 km), Sahur (under 2 km) and Narainpur (under 2 km).

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

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