About Sonamani Village

Sonamani is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 962 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.56 hectares hectares.

Sonamani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonamani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisa
Area (hectares)	41.56 hectares
Population	1,732
Male Population	962
Female Population	770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	800
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonamani compares

By the 2011 count Sonamani is the 46th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 41.56 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sonamani

Sonamani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonamani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonamani from other places

Sonamani lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 11 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 Sonamani
Nearest railway station	Kanki	11 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisa	22 km
District headquarters	Purnia	44 km

Villages closest to Sonamani

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Sonamani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamani village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 46th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Sonamani village has 962 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamani has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Sonamani covers 41.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonamani falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonamani is Kanki, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sonamani.

Sonamani is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonamani is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 11 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.