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About Sonakpur Village

Sonakpur is a large village in Suar tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,327, made up of 1,761 males and 1,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.91 hectares hectares.

Sonakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Suar
Area (hectares) 488.91 hectares
Population 3,327
Male Population 1,761
Female Population 1,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonakpur is the 23rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents. Its 488.91 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sonakpur

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

How far is Sonakpur from other places

Sonakpur lies about 17 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Roshanpur, about 17 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 Sonakpur
Tehsil headquarters Suar 8.0 km
Nearest town Suār 8.0 km
District headquarters Rampur 17 km
Nearest railway station Roshanpur 17 km

Villages closest to Sonakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakpur village had a population of 3,327. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents.

Sonakpur village has 1,761 males and 1,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Sonakpur covers 488.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakpur falls under Suar tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonakpur is Roshanpur, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonakpur.

Sonakpur is about 17 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonakpur is in Suar tehsil of Rampur district. Suar is about 8.0 km away. Suār is about 8.0 km away. Rampur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azim Nagar (1.8 km), Rasoolpur Faridpur (1.9 km) and Dhanpur Near Shahdara (2.0 km).

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

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