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About Sonabarasa Village

Sonabarasa is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 914 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.5 hectares hectares.

Sonabarasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonabarasa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 162.5 hectares
Population 1,764
Male Population 914
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonabarasa compares

By the 2011 count Sonabarasa is the 249th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 162.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sonabarasa

Sonabarasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonabarasa as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonabarasa from other places

Sonabarasa lies about 26 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 8.6 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 Sonabarasa
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 9.5 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 9.5 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 26 km

Villages closest to Sonabarasa

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 Sonabarasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonabarasa village had a population of 1,764. That makes it the 249th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sonabarasa village has 914 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonabarasa has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Sonabarasa covers 162.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonabarasa is Ghughuli, about 8.6 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 km distance for Sonabarasa.

Sonabarasa is about 26 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonabarasa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Ghughuli is about 8.6 km away. Maharajganj is about 9.5 km away. Mahārāganj is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarasa (under 2 km), Belawa Tikar (under 2 km) and Barawa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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