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About Sonrai Village

Sonrai is a large village in Mahroni tehsil, in the district of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,477, made up of 2,356 males and 2,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1341.33 hectares hectares.

Sonrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonrai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lalitpur
Tehsil Mahroni
Area (hectares) 1341.33 hectares
Population 4,477
Male Population 2,356
Female Population 2,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonrai compares

By the 2011 count Sonrai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 1341.33 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sonrai

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

Sonrai lies about 54 km from Lalitpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhaura, about 47 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 Sonrai
Tehsil headquarters Mahroni 30 km
Nearest town Banda 36 km
Nearest railway station Dhaura 47 km
District headquarters Lalitpur 54 km

Villages closest to Sonrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonrai village had a population of 4,477. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Sonrai village has 2,356 males and 2,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonrai has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Sonrai covers 1341.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonrai falls under Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonrai is Dhaura, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonrai.

Sonrai is about 54 km from Lalitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonrai is in Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district. Mahroni is about 30 km away. Banda is about 36 km away. Dhaura is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhori Kalan (3.2 km), Gora Kalan (3.4 km) and Jalandhar (3.6 km).

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

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