About Sonwe Village

Sonwe is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 368 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Sonwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwe village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	718
Male Population	368
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwe compares

By the 2011 count Sonwe is the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 12 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 954.

Getting to Sonwe

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

Sonwe lies about 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 3.1 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 Sonwe
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Laundh	3.1 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	8.9 km
District headquarters	Nawada	26 km

Villages closest to Sonwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwe village had a population of 718. That makes it the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Sonwe village has 368 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwe has about 951 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 954.

Sonwe covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonwe falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonwe is Laundh, about 3.1 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 Sonwe.

Sonwe is about 26 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwe is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 3.1 km away. Laundh is about 3.1 km away. Rajauli is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.