About Sonmai Village

Sonmai is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,612, made up of 2,360 males and 2,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Sonmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonmai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	4,612
Male Population	2,360
Female Population	2,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Sonmai compares

By the 2011 count Sonmai is the 9th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sonmai

Sonmai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonmai 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 Sonmai from other places

Sonmai lies about 19 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Birju Bigha, about 2.3 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 Sonmai
Nearest railway station	Birju Bigha	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	7.2 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	13 km
District headquarters	Patna	19 km

Villages closest to Sonmai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonmai village had a population of 4,612. That makes it the 9th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Sonmai village has 2,360 males and 2,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonmai has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Sonmai covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonmai falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonmai is Birju Bigha, about 2.3 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 Sonmai.

Sonmai is about 19 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonmai is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Birju Bigha is about 2.3 km away. Dhanarua is about 7.2 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.