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About Sonsara Village

Sonsara is a mid sized village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 364 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 276137
Area (hectares) 86.61 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 364
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonsara compares

By the 2011 count Sonsara is the 218th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 86.61 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Sonsara

Sonsara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonsara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonsara from other places

Sonsara lies about 94 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 11 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 Sonsara
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 14 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 94 km

Villages closest to Sonsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsara village had a population of 750. That makes it the 218th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Sonsara village has 364 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsara has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Sonsara is 276137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonsara covers 86.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonsara falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonsara is Janghai Junction, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonsara.

Sonsara is about 94 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsara is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Machhlīshahr is about 7.2 km away. Janghai Junction is about 11 km away. Burhanpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Paliya Karaundi (under 2 km) and Karsara (3.5 km).

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

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