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About Shonauti Village

Shonauti is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 119 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shonauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shonauti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 45.71 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 119
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shonauti compares

By the 2011 count Shonauti is the 556th 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 45.71 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shonauti

Shonauti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shonauti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shonauti from other places

Shonauti lies about 8.9 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Shonauti
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 8.9 km

Villages closest to Shonauti

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 Shonauti

As per the Census of India 2011, Shonauti village had a population of 238. That makes it the 556th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shonauti village has 119 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shonauti has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shonauti is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shonauti covers 45.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shonauti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Shonauti.

Shonauti is about 8.9 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shonauti is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 8.9 km away. Sonbhadra is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barauli (under 2 km), Baraulli (under 2 km) and Bagaura (under 2 km).

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

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