Is Sonpur safe? India travel risk
Is Sonpur safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sonpur scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sonpur scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sonpur: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Bihār at 25.7000° N, 85.1800° E, Sonpur lies 852.3 km WNW of New Delhi. Time zone: UTC.
Bihār
25.7000° N, 85.1800° E
Lowland
UTC
288,102
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (India)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most drought events within 100 km of Sonpur happened in June (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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