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About Sonura Village

Sonura is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 617 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares.

Sonura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 617
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Sonura compares

By the 2011 count Sonura is the 208th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sonura

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

Sonura lies about 27 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 22 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 Sonura
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 15 km
Nearest town Chillupār 21 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 27 km

Villages closest to Sonura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonura village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 208th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sonura village has 617 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonura has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Sonura covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonura falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonura is Dohrighat, about 22 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 Sonura.

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

Sonura is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 15 km away. Chillupār is about 21 km away. Dohrighat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuwari (under 2 km), Manikpur (under 2 km) and Abbhan Patti (under 2 km).

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

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