About Sonahara Village

Sonahara is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,165, made up of 1,637 males and 1,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.46 hectares hectares.

Sonahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Area (hectares)	327.46 hectares
Population	3,165
Male Population	1,637
Female Population	1,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonahara compares

By the 2011 count Sonahara is the 62nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 327.46 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sonahara

Sonahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonahara from other places

Sonahara lies about 35 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Payagpur, about 15 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 Sonahara
Nearest railway station	Payagpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	20 km
District headquarters	Gonda	35 km

Villages closest to Sonahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahara village had a population of 3,165. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Sonahara village has 1,637 males and 1,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahara has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Sonahara covers 327.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonahara falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonahara is Payagpur, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonahara.

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

Sonahara is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Payagpur is about 15 km away. Colonelganj is about 20 km away. Gonda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.