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About Sonawa Village

Sonawa is a small village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 230 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271305
Area (hectares) 76.61 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 230
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonawa compares

By the 2011 count Sonawa is the 359th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 76.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sonawa

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

Sonawa lies about 50 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Babhan Jotia, about under 2 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 Sonawa
Nearest railway station Babhan Jotia under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 22 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 28 km
District headquarters Gonda 50 km

Villages closest to Sonawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonawa village had a population of 454. That makes it the 359th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Sonawa village has 230 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonawa has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sonawa is 271305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonawa covers 76.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonawa falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonawa is Babhan Jotia, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonawa.

Sonawa is about 50 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonawa is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Babhan Jotia is about under 2 km away. Mankapur is about 22 km away. Ayodhya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gur Gaon (1.5 km), Keshau Nagar Grint (1.6 km) and Kuk Nagar Grint (1.6 km).

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

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