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About Sonre Village

Sonre is a large village in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,139, made up of 2,165 males and 1,974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.71 hectares hectares.

Sonre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonre village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Lakhnaur
Area (hectares) 336.71 hectares
Population 4,139
Male Population 2,165
Female Population 1,974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonre compares

By the 2011 count Sonre is the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 336.71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sonre

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

Sonre lies about 32 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 3.0 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 Sonre
Nearest railway station Tamuria 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnaur 9.3 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 9.6 km
District headquarters Madhubani 32 km

Villages closest to Sonre

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 Sonre

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonre village had a population of 4,139. That makes it the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Sonre village has 2,165 males and 1,974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonre has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Sonre covers 336.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonre falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonre is Tamuria, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonre.

Sonre is about 32 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonre is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 3.0 km away. Lakhnaur is about 9.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpatti (under 2 km), Bodai (1.7 km) and Nemua (1.8 km).

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

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