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About Sonikpur Village

Sonikpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 364 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.03 hectares hectares.

Sonikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 144.03 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 364
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonikpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonikpur is the 295th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 144.03 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sonikpur

The census records public bus service for Sonikpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonikpur from other places

Sonikpur lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 1.5 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 Sonikpur
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 1.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 19 km

Villages closest to Sonikpur

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.

Common questions about Sonikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonikpur village had a population of 753. That makes it the 295th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sonikpur village has 364 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonikpur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Sonikpur covers 144.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonikpur is Mihrawan, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonikpur.

Sonikpur is about 14 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonikpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 1.5 km away. Jaunpur is about 14 km away. Shahganj 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 Harahi (under 2 km), Urali (1.9 km) and Sandha (2.8 km).

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

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