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About Sonha Village

Sonha is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 298 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.81 hectares hectares.

Sonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 34.81 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 298
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonha compares

By the 2011 count Sonha is the 228th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 34.81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sonha

The census records public bus service for Sonha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonha from other places

Sonha lies about 153 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 4.8 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 Sonha
Nearest railway station Parsipur 4.8 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 31 km
District headquarters Basti 153 km

Villages closest to Sonha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonha village had a population of 543. That makes it the 228th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Sonha village has 298 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonha has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Sonha covers 34.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonha falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonha is Parsipur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sonha.

Sonha is about 153 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonha is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Parsipur is about 4.8 km away. Bhadohi is about 5.4 km away. Bhanpur 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 Rudrapur (3.8 km), Parsa Khurd Bujurg Urf Dariapu (6.3 km) and Ramawapur Pandey (6.5 km).

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

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