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About Sona Village

Sona is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 750 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.98 hectares hectares.

Sona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 134.98 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 750
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sona compares

By the 2011 count Sona is the 81st largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 134.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sona

Sona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sona as Available. 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 Sona from other places

Sona lies about 39 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Dabtara, 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 Sona
Nearest town Sarauli 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 13 km
Nearest railway station Dabtara 13 km
District headquarters Rampur 39 km

Villages closest to Sona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 81st largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Sona village has 750 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Sona covers 134.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sona falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sona is Dabtara, 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sona.

Sona is about 39 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Sarauli is about 3.5 km away. Shahabad is about 13 km away. Dabtara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadarganj (3.6 km), Chandpura Salis (3.6 km) and Tanda (4.4 km).

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

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