About Sonai Village

Sonai is one of the larger villages in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,292, made up of 3,258 males and 3,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Pincode	847308
Area (hectares)	494.9 hectares
Population	6,292
Male Population	3,258
Female Population	3,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonai compares

By the 2011 count Sonai is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 494.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sonai

Sonai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sonai from other places

Sonai lies about 27 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 20 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 Sonai
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	20 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	25 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	27 km

Villages closest to Sonai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonai village had a population of 6,292. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Sonai village has 3,258 males and 3,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonai has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sonai is 847308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonai covers 494.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonai falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonai is Jogiara, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Sonai.

Sonai is about 27 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonai is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 14 km away. Jogiara is about 20 km away. Jainagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.