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About Sonwan Village

Sonwan is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 612 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271801
Area (hectares) 202.93 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 612
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwan compares

By the 2011 count Sonwan is the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 202.93 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 883.

Getting to Sonwan

Sonwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonwan from other places

Sonwan lies about 16 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 15 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 Sonwan
Nearest railway station Risia 15 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 16 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 26 km

Villages closest to Sonwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwan village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Sonwan village has 612 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwan has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Sonwan is 271801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwan covers 202.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonwan falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonwan is Risia, about 15 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 village for Sonwan.

Sonwan is about 16 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwan is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Risia is about 15 km away. Shrawasti is about 16 km away. Bahraigh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husenpur Khuruhri (under 2 km), Gujwara (1.9 km) and Kakandhu (2.3 km).

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

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