About Sondiha Village

Sondiha is a large village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,501, made up of 1,365 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondiha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	2,501
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sondiha compares

By the 2011 count Sondiha is the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Sondiha

Sondiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sondiha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sondiha from other places

Sondiha lies about 36 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 15 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 Sondiha
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	15 km
District headquarters	Munger	36 km

Villages closest to Sondiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondiha village had a population of 2,501. That makes it the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Sondiha village has 1,365 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondiha has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Sondiha is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sondiha covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sondiha falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sondiha is Ganganiyan, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sondiha.

Sondiha is about 36 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondiha is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur is about 10 km away. Ganganiyan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.