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About Sona Village

Sona is a mid sized village in Jalesar tehsil, in the district of Etah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 868 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etah
Tehsil Jalesar
Pincode 207302
Area (hectares) 295.91 hectares
Population 1,571
Male Population 868
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sona compares

By the 2011 count Sona is the 69th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 295.91 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Sona

Sona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sona as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sona from other places

Sona lies about 36 km from Etah, and the nearest railway station is Jalesar City, about 4.0 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 Sona
Nearest railway station Jalesar City 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalesar 5.5 km
District headquarters Etah 36 km

Villages closest to Sona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 69th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Sona village has 868 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Sona is 207302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sona covers 295.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sona falls under Jalesar tehsil of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sona is Jalesar City, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sona is about 36 km from Etah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona is in Jalesar tehsil of Etah district. Jalesar City is about 4.0 km away. Jalesar is about 5.5 km away. Etah is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mai (under 2 km), Karthani (under 2 km) and Badanpur Kazipur (1.8 km).

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

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