About Soniawan Village

Soniawan is a mid sized village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 871 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Soniawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soniawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dulhin Bazar
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	1,698
Male Population	871
Female Population	827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 Soniawan compares

By the 2011 count Soniawan is the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Soniawan

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

Soniawan lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, 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 Soniawan
Nearest town	Bikram	10 km
Nearest railway station	Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dulhin Bazar	34 km
District headquarters	Patna	34 km

Villages closest to Soniawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 Soniawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Soniawan village had a population of 1,698. That makes it the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Soniawan village has 871 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soniawan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Soniawan covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soniawan falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soniawan is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, 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 Soniawan.

Soniawan is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soniawan is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 10 km away. Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt is about 13 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.