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About Sonhas Village

Sonhas is a large village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,072 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.97 hectares hectares.

Sonhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Area (hectares) 289.97 hectares
Population 2,192
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonhas compares

By the 2011 count Sonhas is the 73rd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 289.97 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sonhas

The census records public bus service for Sonhas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonhas from other places

Sonhas lies about 22 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Jhilahi, about 3.9 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 Sonhas
Nearest railway station Jhilahi 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 8.3 km
District headquarters Gonda 22 km
Nearest town Gondā City 22 km

Villages closest to Sonhas

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 Sonhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhas village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Sonhas village has 1,072 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhas has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Sonhas covers 289.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonhas is Jhilahi, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance for Sonhas.

Sonhas is about 22 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhas is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Jhilahi is about 3.9 km away. Mankapur is about 8.3 km away. Gonda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madnapur Bhan (under 2 km), Pandari Hathiray (under 2 km) and Khajuri (1.6 km).

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

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