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About Soni Village

Soni is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 600 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.31 hectares hectares.

Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 86.31 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 600
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Soni compares

By the 2011 count Soni is the 261st largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 86.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Soni

Soni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soni from other places

Soni lies about 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 5.5 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 Soni
Nearest railway station Dandupur 5.5 km
Nearest town Bela 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 34 km
District headquarters Allahabad 50 km

Villages closest to Soni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soni village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 261st largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Soni village has 600 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soni has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Soni covers 86.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soni falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soni is Dandupur, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soni.

Soni is about 50 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soni is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Dandupur is about 5.5 km away. Bela is about 9.1 km away. Phulpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrai Shekhpeer Urf Salmapur (5.4 km), Husenpur (7.8 km) and Fatehpur Gair Abad (9.2 km).

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

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