About Sonara Village

Sonara is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 504 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.61 hectares hectares.

Sonara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Area (hectares)	207.61 hectares
Population	1,020
Male Population	504
Female Population	516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonara compares

By the 2011 count Sonara is the 231st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 207.61 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sonara

Sonara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonara from other places

Sonara lies about 46 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 16 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 Sonara
Nearest railway station	Bilwai	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	20 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	20 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	46 km

Villages closest to Sonara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonara village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 231st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sonara village has 504 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonara has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Sonara covers 207.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonara falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonara is Bilwai, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonara.

Sonara is about 46 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonara is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 16 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Shāhganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.