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About Sonha Village

Sonha is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 243 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 243
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonha compares

By the 2011 count Sonha is the 105th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sonha

Sonha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonha as Available within <5 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 Sonha from other places

Sonha lies about 24 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 2.9 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 Sonha
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 2.2 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 2.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 24 km

Villages closest to Sonha

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

Common questions about Sonha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonha village had a population of 448. That makes it the 105th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Sonha village has 243 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonha has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sonha is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonha covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonha falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonha is Harinagar, about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonha.

Sonha is about 24 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonha is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Ramnagar is about 2.2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 2.2 km away. Harinagar is about 2.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkhar (under 2 km), Barwa Banjariya (1.7 km) and Mujra (1.9 km).

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

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