About Sonaura Village

Sonaura is a mid sized village in Tilouthu tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 627 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.1 hectares hectares.

Sonaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Tilouthu
Area (hectares)	57.1 hectares
Population	1,170
Male Population	627
Female Population	543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaura compares

By the 2011 count Sonaura is the 26th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 57.1 hectares work out to about 20 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 923.

Getting to Sonaura

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

Sonaura lies about 27 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 10 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 Sonaura
Nearest railway station	Ankorha	10 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tilouthu	27 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	27 km

Villages closest to Sonaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaura village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 26th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Sonaura village has 627 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaura has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Sonaura covers 57.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonaura falls under Tilouthu tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonaura is Ankorha, about 10 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 Sonaura.

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

Sonaura is in Tilouthu tehsil of Rohtas district. Ankorha is about 10 km away. Sasarām is about 16 km away. Tilouthu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.