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About Sonar Village

Sonar is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 821 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 300.61 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 821
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonar compares

By the 2011 count Sonar is the 152nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 300.61 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sonar

Sonar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonar as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonar from other places

Sonar lies about 4.3 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, about 4.7 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 Sonar
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 4.3 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Gainjahwa 4.7 km

Villages closest to Sonar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonar village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Sonar village has 821 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonar has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sonar is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonar covers 300.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonar is Gainjahwa, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sonar is about 4.3 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonar is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Balrampur is about 4.3 km away. Balrāmpur is about 4.3 km away. Gainjahwa is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondipur (1.7 km), Katrasankar Nagar (2.1 km) and Sisai (2.7 km).

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

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