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About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 160 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.83 hectares hectares.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 43.83 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 160
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
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 Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is the 312th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 43.83 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonpura 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 Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 7.1 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 Sonpura
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 12 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 368. That makes it the 312th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Sonpura village has 160 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Sonpura covers 43.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpura falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Bakhsha, about 7.1 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 Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 7.1 km away. Badlapur is about 12 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Nagar (3.0 km), Barji Khurd (4.1 km) and Bhosila (4.6 km).

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

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