About Sonchri Village

Sonchri is one of the larger villages in Parbalpur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,059, made up of 2,671 males and 2,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonchri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonchri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Parbalpur
Pincode	803114
Area (hectares)	489 hectares
Population	5,059
Male Population	2,671
Female Population	2,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonchri compares

By the 2011 count Sonchri is the 4th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sonchri

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

How far is Sonchri from other places

Sonchri lies about 9.5 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 10 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 Sonchri
Tehsil headquarters	Parbalpur	9.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Aungari Dham	10 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	14 km

Villages closest to Sonchri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonchri village had a population of 5,059. That makes it the 4th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents.

Sonchri village has 2,671 males and 2,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonchri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sonchri is 803114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonchri covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonchri falls under Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonchri is Aungari Dham, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonchri.

Sonchri is about 9.5 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonchri is in Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district. Parbalpur is about 9.5 km away. Nalanda is about 9.5 km away. Aungari Dham is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.