About Sondiha Village

Sondiha is a mid sized village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 629 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Sondiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondiha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	1,186
Male Population	629
Female Population	557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Sondiha compares

By the 2011 count Sondiha is the 19th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 Sondiha from other places

Sondiha lies about 40 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 13 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	Sarmera	5.1 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	12 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	13 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	40 km

Villages closest to Sondiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarmera 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 1,186. That makes it the 19th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Sondiha village has 629 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondiha has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Sondiha covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sondiha falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sondiha is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 13 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 Sondiha.

Sondiha is about 40 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondiha is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 5.1 km away. Bar Bigha is about 12 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.