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About Sonhati Village

Sonhati is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 199 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhati village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 74.6 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 199
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sonhati compares

By the 2011 count Sonhati is the 229th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 74.6 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sonhati

The census records public bus service for Sonhati 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonhati from other places

Sonhati lies about 32 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 22 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 Sonhati
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 22 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 32 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 32 km

Villages closest to Sonhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhati village had a population of 382. That makes it the 229th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Sonhati village has 199 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhati has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Sonhati is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonhati covers 74.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonhati falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonhati is Lusa, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonhati.

Sonhati is about 32 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhati is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 7.1 km away. Lusa is about 22 km away. Sonbhadra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagahi (under 2 km), Dulahatha (under 2 km) and Musha (under 2 km).

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

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