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About Sonahita Village

Sonahita is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,924, made up of 1,361 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonahita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahita village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222144
Area (hectares) 331.05 hectares
Population 2,924
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonahita compares

By the 2011 count Sonahita is the 44th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 331.05 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Sonahita

Sonahita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonahita as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sonahita from other places

Sonahita lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 13 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 Sonahita
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Sonahita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahita village had a population of 2,924. That makes it the 44th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Sonahita village has 1,361 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahita has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Sonahita is 222144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonahita covers 331.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonahita falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonahita is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonahita.

Sonahita is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonahita is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (under 2 km), Bangalipur (under 2 km) and Bhaupur (under 2 km).

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

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