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About Sonvarsa Village

Sonvarsa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 190 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.67 hectares hectares.

Sonvarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonvarsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 25.67 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 190
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonvarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sonvarsa is the 824th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 25.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sonvarsa

Sonvarsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonvarsa 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 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 58 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 7.8 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 Sonvarsa
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 7.8 km
Nearest town Bānsi 12 km
District headquarters Basti 58 km

Villages closest to Sonvarsa

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 Sonvarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonvarsa village had a population of 356. That makes it the 824th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sonvarsa village has 190 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonvarsa has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Sonvarsa covers 25.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonvarsa is Uska Bazar, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonvarsa.

Sonvarsa is about 58 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 Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 2.4 km away. Uska Bazar is about 7.8 km away. Bānsi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Sonbarsha (under 2 km) and Chorha (1.8 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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