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About Sonauliya Village

Sonauliya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 209 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.72 hectares hectares.

Sonauliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonauliya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 81.72 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 209
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Sonauliya compares

By the 2011 count Sonauliya is the 756th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 81.72 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sonauliya

The census records public bus service for Sonauliya 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 Sonauliya from other places

Sonauliya lies about 43 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 19 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 Sonauliya
Nearest town Bānsi 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 16 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Basti 43 km

Villages closest to Sonauliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonauliya village had a population of 413. That makes it the 756th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sonauliya village has 209 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonauliya has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Sonauliya covers 81.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonauliya is Uska Bazar, about 19 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 Sonauliya.

Sonauliya is about 43 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonauliya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 6.8 km away. Harraiya is about 16 km away. Uska Bazar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harewa Shukul (under 2 km), Merhiya Shukul (under 2 km) and Bhairopur (under 2 km).

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

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