About Sonahar Village

Sonahar is a large village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,839, made up of 2,455 males and 2,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares.

Sonahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Area (hectares)	486 hectares
Population	4,839
Male Population	2,455
Female Population	2,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonahar compares

By the 2011 count Sonahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sonahar

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

Sonahar lies about 35 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 5.9 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 Sonahar
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	5.9 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	35 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	35 km

Villages closest to Sonahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahar village had a population of 4,839. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Sonahar village has 2,455 males and 2,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Sonahar covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonahar falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonahar is Khurmabad, about 5.9 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 Sonahar.

Sonahar is about 35 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonahar is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 5.9 km away. Sasarām is about 12 km away. Sheosagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.