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About Sonhan Village

Sonhan is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,924, made up of 853 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,256 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.08 hectares hectares.

Sonhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 74.08 hectares
Population 1,924
Male Population 853
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,256
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 Sonhan compares

By the 2011 count Sonhan is the 46th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 74.08 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sonhan

Sonhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonhan 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 Sonhan from other places

Sonhan lies about 24 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 20 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 Sonhan
Nearest railway station Munderwa 20 km
Nearest town Tāndā 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 24 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 24 km

Villages closest to Sonhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhan village had a population of 1,924. That makes it the 46th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Sonhan village has 853 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhan has about 1256 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Sonhan covers 74.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonhan falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonhan is Munderwa, about 20 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 Sonhan.

Sonhan is about 24 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhan is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Munderwa is about 20 km away. Tāndā is about 22 km away. Ghanghata is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohlwa (under 2 km), Rupepur (under 2 km) and Kharcha (1.5 km).

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

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