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About Sonwar Village

Sonwar is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 422 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222141
Area (hectares) 80.06 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 422
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonwar compares

By the 2011 count Sonwar is the 194th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 80.06 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Sonwar

The census records public bus service for Sonwar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonwar from other places

Sonwar lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 8.6 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 Sonwar
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 8.7 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Sonwar

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 Sonwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwar village had a population of 909. That makes it the 194th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Sonwar village has 422 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwar has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Sonwar is 222141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwar covers 80.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonwar is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sonwar.

Sonwar 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.

Sonwar is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 8.6 km away. Badlapur is about 8.7 km away. Jaunpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agraura (under 2 km), Dhaniya Mau (under 2 km) and Rari Kala (1.8 km).

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

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