About Sonwal Village

Sonwal is a large village in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,360, made up of 2,190 males and 2,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwal village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kushinagar
Tehsil	Padrauna
Pincode	274304
Area (hectares)	246.64 hectares
Population	4,360
Male Population	2,190
Female Population	2,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonwal compares

By the 2011 count Sonwal is the 61st largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 246.64 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sonwal

Sonwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonwal from other places

Sonwal lies about 28 km from Kushinagar. 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 Sonwal
Tehsil headquarters	Padrauna	7.3 km
District headquarters	Kushinagar	28 km

Villages closest to Sonwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwal village had a population of 4,360. That makes it the 61st largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Sonwal village has 2,190 males and 2,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwal has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sonwal is 274304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwal covers 246.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonwal falls under Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sonwal notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sonwal.

Sonwal is about 28 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwal is in Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Padrauna is about 7.3 km away. Kushinagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.