About Sonephul Village

Sonephul is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonephul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonephul village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Chakia
Pincode	232111
Area (hectares)	93.18 hectares
Population	15
Male Population	8
Female Population	7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonephul compares

By the 2011 count Sonephul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 93.18 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 926.

Getting to Sonephul

Sonephul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonephul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sonephul from other places

Sonephul lies about 52 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 31 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 Sonephul
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	31 km
Nearest railway station	Churk	31 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	33 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	52 km

Villages closest to Sonephul

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

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Common questions about Sonephul

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonephul village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Sonephul village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonephul has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Sonephul is 232111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonephul covers 93.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonephul falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonephul is Churk, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Sonephul.

Sonephul is about 52 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonephul is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 31 km away. Churk is about 31 km away. Robertsganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.