About Sonar Village

Sonar is a large village in Riga tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,956, made up of 2,607 males and 2,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Riga
Pincode	843327
Area (hectares)	417 hectares
Population	4,956
Male Population	2,607
Female Population	2,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Sonar compares

By the 2011 count Sonar is the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Sonar

Sonar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonar 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. The nearest villages by name are Sankhi, Shahbazpur, Simri and Sirahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonar village had a population of 4,956. That makes it the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents.

Sonar village has 2,607 males and 2,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonar has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Sonar is 843327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonar covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonar falls under Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Sonar notes the nearest railway station 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 Sonar.

Sonar is in Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.