About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,206 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Chunar
Pincode	231004
Area (hectares)	265.4 hectares
Population	2,282
Male Population	1,206
Female Population	1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
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 Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 69th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 265.4 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpur 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 Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 44 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 13 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 Sonpur
Nearest town	Ahraura	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kailahat	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chunar	14 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	44 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

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Common questions about Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 69th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sonpur village has 1,206 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 231004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 265.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpur falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Kailahat, about 13 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 Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 44 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 5.1 km away. Kailahat is about 13 km away. Chunar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.