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About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a small village in Madhogarh tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 186 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.76 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Madhogarh
Area (hectares) 110.76 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 186
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 201st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents. Its 110.76 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Sonapur

Sonapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonapur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonapur from other places

Sonapur lies about 22 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, about 40 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 Sonapur
Tehsil headquarters Madhogarh 15 km
District headquarters Jalaun 22 km
Nearest town Jālaun 22 km
Nearest railway station Phaphund 40 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 360. That makes it the 201st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents.

Sonapur village has 186 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 867.

Sonapur covers 110.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapur falls under Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Phaphund, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonapur.

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

Sonapur is in Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district. Madhogarh is about 15 km away. Jalaun is about 22 km away. Jālaun 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 Jamlapur Junnardar (under 2 km), Pichaura (under 2 km) and Ramanipur (under 2 km).

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

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