About Sonchar Village

Sonchar is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 160 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.16 hectares hectares.

Sonchar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonchar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Area (hectares)	24.16 hectares
Population	319
Male Population	160
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonchar compares

By the 2011 count Sonchar is the 234th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 24.16 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sonchar

Sonchar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonchar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonchar from other places

Sonchar lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 9.8 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 Sonchar
Nearest railway station	Sihapar Halt	9.8 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahjanwa	12 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	23 km

Villages closest to Sonchar

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

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Common questions about Sonchar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonchar village had a population of 319. That makes it the 234th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Sonchar village has 160 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonchar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Sonchar covers 24.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonchar falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonchar is Sihapar Halt, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonchar.

Sonchar is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonchar is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 9.8 km away. Khalīlābād is about 12 km away. Sahjanwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.