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About Sonak Pura Village

Sonak Pura is a large village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,553, made up of 1,376 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1365.01 hectares hectares.

Sonak Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonak Pura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Garautha
Area (hectares) 1365.01 hectares
Population 2,553
Male Population 1,376
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Sonak Pura compares

By the 2011 count Sonak Pura is the 15th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 1365.01 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Sonak Pura

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

Sonak Pura lies about 71 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Harpalpur, about 11 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 Sonak Pura
Nearest railway station Harpalpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Garautha 21 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 28 km
District headquarters Jhansi 71 km

Villages closest to Sonak Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garautha 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 Sonak Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonak Pura village had a population of 2,553. That makes it the 15th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Sonak Pura village has 1,376 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonak Pura has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Sonak Pura covers 1365.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonak Pura falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonak Pura is Harpalpur, about 11 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 Sonak Pura.

Sonak Pura is about 71 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonak Pura is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Harpalpur is about 11 km away. Garautha is about 21 km away. Gursarāi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shah Pura Khurd (4.9 km), Kheri (8.2 km) and Puchhi (8.6 km).

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

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