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About Sonwat Village

Sonwat is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 58 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.35 hectares hectares.

Sonwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 130.35 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 58
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Sonwat compares

By the 2011 count Sonwat is the 645th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 130.35 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sonwat

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

Sonwat lies about 20 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 16 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 Sonwat
Nearest railway station Churk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 20 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 20 km

Villages closest to Sonwat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwat village had a population of 115. That makes it the 645th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Sonwat village has 58 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwat has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Sonwat covers 130.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonwat falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonwat is Churk, about 16 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 Sonwat.

Sonwat is about 20 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwat is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 16 km away. Robertsganj is about 20 km away. Sonbhadra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shonwat (under 2 km), Koran (under 2 km) and Telari (under 2 km).

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

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