About Sonkara Auwal Village

Sonkara Auwal is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 547 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkara Auwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkara Auwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Pincode	841502
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	1,106
Male Population	547
Female Population	559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkara Auwal compares

By the 2011 count Sonkara Auwal is the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sonkara Auwal

Sonkara Auwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonkara Auwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sonkara Auwal from other places

Sonkara Auwal lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 20 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 Sonkara Auwal
Nearest town	Maniar	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Andar	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	20 km
District headquarters	Siwan	23 km

Villages closest to Sonkara Auwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Andar 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 Sonkara Auwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkara Auwal village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Sonkara Auwal village has 547 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkara Auwal has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sonkara Auwal is 841502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkara Auwal covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkara Auwal falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonkara Auwal is Jiradei, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonkara Auwal.

Sonkara Auwal is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkara Auwal is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Maniar is about 8.8 km away. Andar is about 9.1 km away. Jiradei is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.