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About Sonwar Village

Sonwar is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,077 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 140.7 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,077
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonwar compares

By the 2011 count Sonwar is the 159th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 140.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sonwar

Sonwar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonwar from other places

Sonwar lies about 26 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Colonelganj, about 1.7 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 Sonwar
Nearest railway station Colonelganj 1.7 km
District headquarters Gonda 26 km

Villages closest to Sonwar

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.

Common questions about Sonwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwar village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 159th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Sonwar village has 1,077 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sonwar is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwar covers 140.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonwar is Colonelganj, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sonwar is about 26 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwar is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 1.7 km away. Gonda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahawa Parsaura (under 2 km), Basalatpur (under 2 km) and Tikauli (1.6 km).

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

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