About Sonaru Village

Sonaru is a large village in Fatwah tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,484, made up of 1,831 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaru village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Fatwah
Pincode	803201
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	3,484
Male Population	1,831
Female Population	1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaru compares

By the 2011 count Sonaru is the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Sonaru

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

Sonaru lies about 20 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Fatuha Junction, about under 2 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 Sonaru
Nearest railway station	Fatuha Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatwah	1.7 km
Nearest town	Fatwa	1.7 km
District headquarters	Patna	20 km

Villages closest to Sonaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaru village had a population of 3,484. That makes it the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Sonaru village has 1,831 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaru has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Sonaru is 803201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaru covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonaru falls under Fatwah tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonaru is Fatuha Junction, about under 2 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 Sonaru.

Sonaru is about 20 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaru is in Fatwah tehsil of Patna district. Fatuha Junction is about under 2 km away. Fatwah is about 1.7 km away. Fatwa is about 1.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.