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About Sonawal Village

Sonawal is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,143 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 297.52 hectares
Population 2,318
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonawal compares

By the 2011 count Sonawal is the 174th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 297.52 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sonawal

Sonawal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonawal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonawal from other places

Sonawal lies about 12 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, about 15 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 Sonawal
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 10 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 10 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 15 km

Villages closest to Sonawal

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 Sonawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonawal village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 174th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sonawal village has 1,143 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonawal has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Sonawal is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonawal covers 297.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonawal is Siswa Bazar, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Sonawal.

Sonawal is about 12 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonawal is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 10 km away. Mahārāganj is about 10 km away. Mahrajganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanda Bhar (1.8 km), Pipara Kalyan (2.1 km) and Khajuria (2.8 km).

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

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