About Sowna Village

Sowna is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 476 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.43 hectares hectares.

Sowna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowna village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	52.43 hectares
Population	895
Male Population	476
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sowna compares

By the 2011 count Sowna is the 218th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 52.43 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sowna

Sowna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sowna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sopae, Sopara, Soudih Khurd and Soukhor Bujurg. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sowna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowna village had a population of 895. That makes it the 218th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sowna village has 476 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowna has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Sowna covers 52.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Sowna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sowna.

Sowna is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.