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About Sonkharia Village

Sonkharia is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 480 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.21 hectares hectares.

Sonkharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkharia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 109.21 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 480
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sonkharia compares

By the 2011 count Sonkharia is the 118th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 109.21 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Sonkharia

The census records public bus service for Sonkharia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkharia from other places

Sonkharia lies about 45 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Kirihrapur, about 8.1 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 Sonkharia
Nearest railway station Kirihrapur 8.1 km
Nearest town Ghosī 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 19 km
District headquarters Deoria 45 km

Villages closest to Sonkharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkharia village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 118th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Sonkharia village has 480 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkharia has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Sonkharia covers 109.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkharia falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonkharia is Kirihrapur, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonkharia.

Sonkharia is about 45 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkharia is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Kirihrapur is about 8.1 km away. Ghosī is about 15 km away. Barhaj 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 Katiyar (6.0 km), Dohani (6.9 km) and Rampur (8.7 km).

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

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