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About Sonhati Village

Sonhati is a large village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,330 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhati village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271610
Area (hectares) 231.68 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonhati compares

By the 2011 count Sonhati is the 85th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 231.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sonhati

Sonhati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonhati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonhati from other places

Sonhati lies about 36 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Laiburwa Halt, about 29 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 Sonhati
Nearest town Utraula 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Laiburwa Halt 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 31 km
District headquarters Balrampur 36 km

Villages closest to Sonhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhati village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 85th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Sonhati village has 1,330 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhati has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sonhati is 271610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonhati covers 231.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonhati falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonhati is Laiburwa Halt, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonhati.

Sonhati is about 36 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhati is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 9.8 km away. Laiburwa Halt is about 29 km away. Tulsipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri (under 2 km), Kanchanpur (3.5 km) and Kalyanpur (3.6 km).

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

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