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About Sonawa Village

Sonawa is one of the larger villages in Lambhua tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,692, made up of 3,431 males and 3,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Lambhua
Pincode 222301
Area (hectares) 514.74 hectares
Population 6,692
Male Population 3,431
Female Population 3,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonawa compares

By the 2011 count Sonawa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents. Its 514.74 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Sonawa

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

How far is Sonawa from other places

Sonawa lies about 38 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Koiripur, about under 2 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 Sonawa
Nearest railway station Koiripur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lambhua 17 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 34 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 38 km

Villages closest to Sonawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonawa village had a population of 6,692. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents.

Sonawa village has 3,431 males and 3,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonawa has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Sonawa is 222301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonawa covers 514.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonawa falls under Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonawa is Koiripur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sonawa.

Sonawa is about 38 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonawa is in Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district. Koiripur is about under 2 km away. Lambhua is about 17 km away. Shāhganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihauli (under 2 km), Farmapur (1.7 km) and Kasaipur (1.9 km).

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

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