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About Sondhawa Village

Sondhawa is a mid sized village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 512 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.82 hectares hectares.

Sondhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Area (hectares) 187.82 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 512
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sondhawa compares

By the 2011 count Sondhawa is the 109th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 187.82 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sondhawa

Sondhawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sondhawa as Available within <5 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 Sondhawa from other places

Sondhawa lies about 41 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Daryabad, about 4.3 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 Sondhawa
Nearest railway station Daryabad 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 16 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 26 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 41 km

Villages closest to Sondhawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirauli Gauspur 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 Sondhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondhawa village had a population of 977. That makes it the 109th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Sondhawa village has 512 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondhawa has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Sondhawa covers 187.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sondhawa falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sondhawa is Daryabad, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sondhawa.

Sondhawa is about 41 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondhawa is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Daryabad is about 4.3 km away. Sirauli Gauspur is about 16 km away. Zaidpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khempur (6.5 km), Mallu Lalpur (6.8 km) and Tikait Nagar (7.2 km).

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

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