About Sona Village

Sona is a large village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,038, made up of 1,054 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares.

Sona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Naubatpur
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	2,038
Male Population	1,054
Female Population	984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Sona compares

By the 2011 count Sona is the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Sona

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

Sona lies about 27 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 12 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 Sona
Tehsil headquarters	Naubatpur	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Taregna	12 km
District headquarters	Patna	27 km

Villages closest to Sona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona village had a population of 2,038. That makes it the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Sona village has 1,054 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Sona covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sona falls under Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sona is Taregna, about 12 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 Sona.

Sona is about 27 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona is in Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Naubatpur is about 8.2 km away. Taregna is about 12 km away. Patna is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.