About Sonsa Village

Sonsa is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,160, made up of 2,631 males and 2,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares.

Sonsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rahui
Area (hectares)	555 hectares
Population	5,160
Male Population	2,631
Female Population	2,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonsa is the 8th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sonsa

Sonsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonsa from other places

Sonsa lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 7.2 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 Sonsa
Tehsil headquarters	Rahui	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Rahui Road	7.2 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Sonsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsa village had a population of 5,160. That makes it the 8th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Sonsa village has 2,631 males and 2,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsa has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Sonsa covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonsa falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonsa is Rahui Road, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonsa.

Sonsa is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsa is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 5.0 km away. Rahui Road is about 7.2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.