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About Sonpur Kalan Village

Sonpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,062 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271803
Area (hectares) 233.75 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 1,062
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur Kalan is the 136th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 233.75 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Sonpur Kalan

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

Sonpur Kalan lies about 8.8 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 26 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 Kalan
District headquarters Shrawasti 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 13 km
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 26 km

Villages closest to Sonpur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 Sonpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur Kalan village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 136th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Sonpur Kalan village has 1,062 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur Kalan has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur Kalan is 271803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur Kalan covers 233.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonpur Kalan falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur Kalan is Jharkhandi, about 26 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 Kalan.

Sonpur Kalan is about 8.8 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur Kalan is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 8.8 km away. Bhinga is about 13 km away. Jharkhandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur (under 2 km), Chai Purwa (2.4 km) and Lal Bojha Darvesh Gaon (3.9 km).

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

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