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About Sonepur Village

Sonepur is a large village in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,902, made up of 2,570 males and 2,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813 hectares hectares.

Sonepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonepur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Katra
Area (hectares) 813 hectares
Population 4,902
Male Population 2,570
Female Population 2,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonepur compares

By the 2011 count Sonepur is the 14th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 813 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sonepur

Sonepur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonepur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shahpur, Shiudaspur, Singwari and Sohagpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonepur village had a population of 4,902. That makes it the 14th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Sonepur village has 2,570 males and 2,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonepur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Sonepur covers 813 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonepur falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sonepur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sonepur.

Sonepur is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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