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About Sonarpur Village

Sonarpur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 16.18 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 16.18 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sonarpur

Sonarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sita Rampur, Sitkohar, Siyarapur and Sohagiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarpur village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sonarpur village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarpur has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sonarpur is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarpur covers 16.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonarpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sonarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonarpur.

Sonarpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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