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About Sonvarsa Village

Sonvarsa is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 99 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.15 hectares hectares.

Sonvarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonvarsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 34.15 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 99
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonvarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonvarsa is the 335th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 34.15 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sonvarsa

Sonvarsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonvarsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonvarsa from other places

Sonvarsa lies about 137 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 3.9 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 Sonvarsa
Nearest railway station Dobhi 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 14 km
Nearest town Saidpur 22 km
District headquarters Basti 137 km

Villages closest to Sonvarsa

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 Sonvarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonvarsa village had a population of 228. That makes it the 335th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Sonvarsa village has 99 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonvarsa has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Sonvarsa covers 34.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonvarsa is Dobhi, about 3.9 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 village for Sonvarsa.

Sonvarsa is about 137 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonvarsa is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Dobhi is about 3.9 km away. Bhanpur is about 14 km away. Saidpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadana (2.2 km), Hatawa (2.8 km) and Narkatha (3.6 km).

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

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