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About Sonaur Ganj Village

Sonaur Ganj is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 160 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaur Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaur Ganj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 7.64 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 160
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonaur Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Sonaur Ganj is the 417th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 7.64 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sonaur Ganj

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

How far is Sonaur Ganj from other places

Sonaur Ganj lies about 53 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about under 2 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 Sonaur Ganj
Nearest railway station Sarnath under 2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 31 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 53 km

Villages closest to Sonaur Ganj

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.

Common questions about Sonaur Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaur Ganj village had a population of 335. That makes it the 417th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sonaur Ganj village has 160 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaur Ganj has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sonaur Ganj is 231304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaur Ganj covers 7.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonaur Ganj falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonaur Ganj is Sarnath, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Sonaur Ganj.

Sonaur Ganj is about 53 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaur Ganj is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Sarnath is about under 2 km away. Varanasi is about 6.6 km away. Chunar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajijganj (under 2 km), Chanchalia (3.6 km) and Jangal Mahal (3.6 km).

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

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