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About Sonhat Village

Sonhat is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 261 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 62.91 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 261
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
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 Sonhat compares

By the 2011 count Sonhat is the 307th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 62.91 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sonhat

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

Sonhat 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 Sonhat
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Laiburwa Halt 29 km
District headquarters Balrampur 36 km

Villages closest to Sonhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhat village had a population of 563. That makes it the 307th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Sonhat village has 261 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhat has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sonhat is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonhat covers 62.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonhat falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonhat is Laiburwa Halt, about 29 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 Sonhat.

Sonhat 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.

Sonhat is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 9.8 km away. Laiburwa Halt is about 29 km away. Balrampur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (under 2 km), Jigna Ghat (under 2 km) and Nagawa (1.6 km).

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

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