About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 374 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisi
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	374
Female Population	300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	802
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 Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 79th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 16 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 937.

Getting to Sonapur

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

Sonapur lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 5.5 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 Sonapur
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisi	18 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	32 km
District headquarters	Purnia	36 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 674. That makes it the 79th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Sonapur village has 374 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Sonapur covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonapur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Sudhani, about 5.5 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 Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Sudhani is about 5.5 km away. Baisi is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.