About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,630, made up of 1,924 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode	852127
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	3,630
Male Population	1,924
Female Population	1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sonpura

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

Sonpura lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 5.4 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 Sonpura
Nearest railway station	Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	13 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	14 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Sonpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 3,630. That makes it the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Sonpura village has 1,924 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpura falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 5.4 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 6.2 km away. Bangaon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.