Sonma

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Sonma

Total population

20,000

Coordinates25.63°, 86.22°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sonma is a big village at Garhpura block, in Begusarai district, Bihar, India. It is also sometimes written as "Sonwan". Its neighbours are Mauji Harisingh, Kumharson, Simri, and Bagmati River. The population of the village is around 15,000. It is the second-largest village in Garhpura block. Presently Mukhiya of this village is Shri Ramkaran Paswan.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Bihar

• Begusarai
  15.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Khagaria
  18.1 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Mansi
  22.5 mi away
• Munger
  23.5 mi away · pop. 213,300
• Dalsinghsarai
  23.8 mi away
• Surajgarha
  25.8 mi away
• Jamalpur
  27.6 mi away
• Maheshkhunt
  28.6 mi away
• Saharsa
  29.1 mi away · pop. 156,500
• Lakhisarai
  32 mi away · pop. 99,950
• Kharagpur
  40.7 mi away
• Sheikhpura
  41.1 mi away

Browse all places in Bihar →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

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Indian Wanderer

Pareronia hippia

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White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

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Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

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Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Seen 2025-07-12

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

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Nychogomphus saundersii

Nychogomphus saundersii

Seen 2025-05-03

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2022-11-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).