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About Sonupar Village

Sonupar is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 79 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.62 hectares hectares.

Sonupar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonupar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 22.62 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 79
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonupar compares

By the 2011 count Sonupar is the 238th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 22.62 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sonupar

Sonupar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonupar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonupar from other places

Sonupar lies about 30 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 23 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 Sonupar
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 5.3 km
Nearest town Bānsi 19 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 23 km
District headquarters Basti 30 km

Villages closest to Sonupar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonupar village had a population of 158. That makes it the 238th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Sonupar village has 79 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonupar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Sonupar covers 22.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonupar falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonupar is Govindnagar, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonupar.

Sonupar is about 30 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonupar is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 5.3 km away. Bānsi is about 19 km away. Govindnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma Kala (under 2 km), Karma Khurd (under 2 km) and Surwar I (under 2 km).

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

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