About Sonkurthua Village

Sonkurthua is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 688 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkurthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkurthua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	1,276
Male Population	688
Female Population	588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkurthua compares

By the 2011 count Sonkurthua is the 45th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sonkurthua

Sonkurthua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonkurthua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sonkurthua from other places

Sonkurthua lies about 25 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 7.1 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 Sonkurthua
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	12 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	16 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	25 km

Villages closest to Sonkurthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkurthua village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 45th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Sonkurthua village has 688 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkurthua has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Sonkurthua is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkurthua covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkurthua falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonkurthua is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonkurthua.

Sonkurthua is about 25 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkurthua is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 7.1 km away. Mahishi is about 12 km away. Bangaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.