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About Sonaur Village

Sonaur is a small village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 11 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212106
Area (hectares) 47.69 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 11
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaur compares

By the 2011 count Sonaur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 47.69 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sonaur

Sonaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sonaur from other places

Sonaur lies about 28 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohgara, about 9.8 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 Sonaur
Nearest railway station Lohgara 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 10 km
District headquarters Allahabad 28 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 28 km

Villages closest to Sonaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bara 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.

Common questions about Sonaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaur village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Sonaur village has 11 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaur has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sonaur is 212106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaur covers 47.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonaur falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonaur is Lohgara, about 9.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonaur.

Sonaur is about 28 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaur is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Lohgara is about 9.8 km away. Bara is about 10 km away. Allahabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalapur (under 2 km), Bhatpura (under 2 km) and Basahai (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonaur today is likely to be higher.

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