About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 327 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shrawasti
Tehsil	Bhinga
Pincode	271831
Area (hectares)	162.15 hectares
Population	604
Male Population	327
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
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 compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 252nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 162.15 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Sonpur

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

Sonpur 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
District headquarters	Shrawasti	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhinga	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jharkhandi	26 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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.

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Common questions about Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 604. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Sonpur village has 327 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 162.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpur 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.

Sonpur 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 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.