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About Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia Village

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 851 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.18 hectares hectares.

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 98.18 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 851
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia compares

By the 2011 count Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia is the 253rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 98.18 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia from other places

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia lies about 36 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 2.7 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 Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia
Nearest railway station Khushal Nagar 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 19 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 19 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 36 km

Villages closest to Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia

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 Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia village has 851 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia covers 98.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia is Khushal Nagar, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia.

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia is about 36 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohanpur Urf Sonkatia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Khushal Nagar is about 2.7 km away. Maharajganj is about 19 km away. Mahārāganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuawa (under 2 km), Mahuawa Mahui (under 2 km) and Majhaua (under 2 km).

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

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