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About Sonauri Village

Sonauri is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 479 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.45 hectares hectares.

Sonauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonauri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Area (hectares) 78.45 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 479
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonauri compares

By the 2011 count Sonauri is the 147th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 78.45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sonauri

Sonauri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonauri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sonauri from other places

Sonauri lies about 23 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 9.1 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 Sonauri
Tehsil headquarters Bara 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Madaraha 9.1 km
District headquarters Allahabad 23 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 23 km

Villages closest to Sonauri

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 Sonauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonauri village had a population of 895. That makes it the 147th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Sonauri village has 479 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonauri has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Sonauri covers 78.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonauri is Madaraha, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonauri.

Sonauri is about 23 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonauri is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bara is about 8.0 km away. Madaraha is about 9.1 km away. Allahabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowra Tarhar (under 2 km), Ghuri (1.8 km) and Ichhaura (1.8 km).

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

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