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About Sonkhari Village

Sonkhari is a small village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 153 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 212402
Area (hectares) 21.6 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 153
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonkhari compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhari is the 457th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 21.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sonkhari

The census records public bus service for Sonkhari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkhari from other places

Sonkhari lies about 32 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Phulpur, about 7.5 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 Sonkhari
Nearest railway station Phulpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Allahabad 32 km

Villages closest to Sonkhari

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 Sonkhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhari village had a population of 287. That makes it the 457th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Sonkhari village has 153 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhari has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sonkhari is 212402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkhari covers 21.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonkhari is Phulpur, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonkhari.

Sonkhari is about 32 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhari is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Phulpur is about 7.5 km away. Allahabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Daud Urf Dhaqpura (under 2 km), Chaq Sultan Mohammad Urf Nusar (under 2 km) and Mailhan (under 2 km).

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

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