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About Sonara Village

Sonara is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,159 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.98 hectares hectares.

Sonara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 186.98 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonara compares

By the 2011 count Sonara is the 177th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 186.98 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sonara

The census records public bus service for Sonara 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 <5 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 15 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 3.6 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 3.6 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 20 km

Villages closest to Sonara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonara village had a population of 2,285. That makes it the 177th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sonara village has 1,159 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonara has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Sonara covers 186.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonara falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonara is Siswa Bazar, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonara.

Sonara is about 15 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonara is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 3.6 km away. Mahārāganj is about 3.6 km away. Mahrajganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisawania (under 2 km), Siswania (under 2 km) and Bharawalia (under 2 km).

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

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