Sonpur

Sonpur, officially named Sonepur, is a city in the Indian state of , situated on the banks of the and Ganges River in the Saran District. Sonpur hosts Asia's largest cattle fair, which starts on Kartik Poornima.
  • Town with about 1,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
  • Description: town in Bihar, India
  • Also known as
    “Saran”
    “Sonepur”
    “Sonepur, Bihar”
    “Sonpur, Bihar”

Notable Railway Stations

Discover Sonpur Junction railway station and Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction railway station.
Railway station
Sonpur Junction, station code SEE, is a railway…
Railway station
Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction, station code PHLG…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Digha.
Suburb
, also spelled as Deega in colonial documents, is a residential neighbourhood in .
9 km southwest of Sonpur
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Latitude
25.69777° or 25° 41′ 52″ north
Longitude
85.15695° or 85° 9′ 25″ east
Open location code
7MQ7M5X4+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Sonpur” goes by many names.
সোনপুরBengali
सोनपुरBhojpuri
সোনেপুরBishnupriya
索内普尔Chinese
SonepurDutch
Sonepur (stad)Dutch
SonepurFiji Hindi
SonepurHausa
सोनपुरHindi
सोनपुर, बिहारHindi
SonpurIrish
SonepurItalian
ソーンプルJapanese
सोनपुरMagahi
सोनपुर, बिहारMagahi
SonepurMalay
सोनपूरMarathi
SonepurMin Nan Chinese
ସୋନେପୁରOriya
ସୋନେପୁର, ବିହାରOriya
ᱥᱳᱱᱯᱩᱨSantali
ᱥᱳᱱᱯᱩᱨ, ᱵᱤᱦᱟᱨSantali
சோன்பூர், பீகார்Tamil
SonepurVietnamese

Localities in the Area

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Bihar: Highlights

Learn more about Patna and Gaya.