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About Soana Village

Soana is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 239 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.75 hectares hectares.

Soana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 72.75 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 239
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soana compares

By the 2011 count Soana is the 315th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 72.75 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Soana

Soana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soana from other places

Soana lies about 140 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.8 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 Soana
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 11 km
Nearest town Phulpur 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 140 km

Villages closest to Soana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soana village had a population of 455. That makes it the 315th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Soana village has 239 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soana has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Soana covers 72.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soana falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soana is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soana.

Soana is about 140 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soana is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 3.8 km away. Jakhania is about 11 km away. Phulpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badshah Pur (3.8 km), Ratanpura (4.1 km) and Mustfabad Urf Baragaon (4.5 km).

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

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