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About Sonarpatti Village

Sonarpatti is a small village in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 242 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.3 hectares hectares.

Sonarpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarpatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Lakhnaur
Area (hectares) 103.3 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 242
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonarpatti compares

By the 2011 count Sonarpatti is the 35th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 103.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sonarpatti

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

How far is Sonarpatti from other places

Sonarpatti lies about 27 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 3.2 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 Sonarpatti
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnaur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Jhanjharpur Junction 3.2 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 6.8 km
District headquarters Madhubani 27 km

Villages closest to Sonarpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarpatti village had a population of 483. That makes it the 35th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Sonarpatti village has 242 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarpatti has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Sonarpatti covers 103.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonarpatti falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonarpatti is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonarpatti.

Sonarpatti 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.

Sonarpatti is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Lakhnaur is about 2.9 km away. Jhanjharpur Junction is about 3.2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daia Khaorwar (under 2 km), Gongapur (1.7 km) and Sohrai (2.7 km).

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

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