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About Sonbarasa Village

Sonbarasa is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 571 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.07 hectares hectares.

Sonbarasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbarasa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 60.07 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 571
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbarasa compares

By the 2011 count Sonbarasa is the 150th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 60.07 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sonbarasa

Sonbarasa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonbarasa as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonbarasa from other places

Sonbarasa lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 13 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 Sonbarasa
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 10 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 13 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Sonbarasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbarasa village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 150th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sonbarasa village has 571 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbarasa has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Sonbarasa covers 60.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonbarasa falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbarasa is Maghar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonbarasa.

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

Sonbarasa is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 10 km away. Maghar is about 13 km away. Khalīlābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samooda (under 2 km), Siswa (under 2 km) and Ranipur (under 2 km).

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

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