About Sonwal Village

Sonwal is one of the larger villages in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,148, made up of 3,173 males and 2,975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.7 hectares hectares.

Sonwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Area (hectares)	580.7 hectares
Population	6,148
Male Population	3,173
Female Population	2,975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwal compares

By the 2011 count Sonwal is the 7th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 580.7 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 905.

Getting to Sonwal

Sonwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonwal as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarea Tola Mathiya, Sarea Tola Senuar, Sarea Urf Lachhirma Birt Tola and Sarhangi Chhap. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwal village had a population of 6,148. That makes it the 7th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Sonwal village has 3,173 males and 2,975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Sonwal covers 580.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonwal falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Sonwal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonwal.

Sonwal is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.