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About Sonbai Village

Sonbai is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 755 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.17 hectares hectares.

Sonbai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Area (hectares) 202.17 hectares
Population 1,449
Male Population 755
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Sonbai compares

By the 2011 count Sonbai is the 80th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 202.17 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sonbai

Sonbai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonbai 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 Sonbai from other places

Sonbai lies about 27 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohgara, about 5.9 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 Sonbai
Nearest railway station Lohgara 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 6.6 km
District headquarters Allahabad 27 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 27 km

Villages closest to Sonbai

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 Sonbai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbai village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 80th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Sonbai village has 755 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbai has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Sonbai covers 202.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonbai is Lohgara, about 5.9 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 Sonbai.

Sonbai is about 27 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbai is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Lohgara is about 5.9 km away. Bara is about 6.6 km away. Allahabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Antri Dubha (under 2 km), Dubha (under 2 km) and Dhara (under 2 km).

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

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