About Sonhani Village

Sonhani is one of the larger villages in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,724, made up of 2,860 males and 2,864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode	841408
Area (hectares)	410 hectares
Population	5,724
Male Population	2,860
Female Population	2,864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonhani compares

By the 2011 count Sonhani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sonhani

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

Sonhani lies about 38 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 6.2 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 Sonhani
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagwanpur Hat	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Saghar Sultanpur Halt	6.2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	20 km
District headquarters	Siwan	38 km

Villages closest to Sonhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Sonhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhani village had a population of 5,724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Sonhani village has 2,860 males and 2,864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhani has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sonhani is 841408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonhani covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonhani falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonhani is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 6.2 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 Sonhani.

Sonhani is about 38 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhani is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 2.4 km away. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 6.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.