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About Sonai Village

Sonai is a large village in Jasrana tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,492, made up of 1,848 males and 1,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.73 hectares hectares.

Sonai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Jasrana
Area (hectares) 309.73 hectares
Population 3,492
Male Population 1,848
Female Population 1,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonai compares

By the 2011 count Sonai is the 29th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents. Its 309.73 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sonai

Sonai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sonai from other places

Sonai lies about 35 km from Firozabad. 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 Sonai
Tehsil headquarters Jasrana 15 km
Nearest town Etah 21 km
District headquarters Firozabad 35 km

Villages closest to Sonai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonai village had a population of 3,492. That makes it the 29th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents.

Sonai village has 1,848 males and 1,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonai has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Sonai covers 309.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonai falls under Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sonai notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Sonai.

Sonai is about 35 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonai is in Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district. Jasrana is about 15 km away. Etah is about 21 km away. Firozabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagala Panchha (under 2 km), Nagla Achal (under 2 km) and Nagla Dhir (1.5 km).

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

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