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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhanu Pratap
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- LGD code
- 161415
- Pincode
- 221507
- Post office
- Sahson
- Population
- 287
- Households
- 40
- Literacy rate
- 51.6%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 146
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonkhari compares
By population, Sonkhari ranks #462 of 560 villages in Phulpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.6%
−7.5% vs mandal average
- Sonkhari
- 51.6%
- Phulpur mandal
- 59.1%
- Prayagraj district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−50 vs mandal average
- Sonkhari
- 876
- Phulpur mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
7.2
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Sonkhari
- 7.2
- Phulpur mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonkhari at a glance
Sonkhari is a village of 287 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Phulpur tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 462nd-largest of 560 villages in Phulpur tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 8 points below the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 221507, served by Sahson post office; the LGD village code is 161415. The sarpanch is Bhanu Pratap, and the village votes in Bilgram-Mallanwan assembly constituency, represented by Ashish Kumar Singh (Ashu). The population is estimated at 338 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Sonkhari
- LGD code
- 161415
- Pincode
- 221507
- Post office
- Sahson
- Population (Census 2011)
- 287
- Population (projected 2026)
- 338
- Households
- 40
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 51.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Misrikh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilgram-Mallanwan
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Rawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashish Kumar Singh (Ashu)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bhanu Pratap
- Block / Mandal
- Phulpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 221507
- KaniharPhulpur mandal7,053 pop
- DhokariuperharPhulpur mandal6,582 pop
- Dubawal UperharPhulpur mandal5,965 pop
- HabeliyaPhulpur mandal5,714 pop
- SahsonPhulpur mandal4,745 pop
- Beer KajiPhulpur mandal4,662 pop
- Dhanaicha Atarsueeya MalkhanpurPhulpur mandal4,508 pop
- NaikaPhulpur mandal4,433 pop
- Sudanipur KalaPhulpur mandal4,432 pop
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Other villages named Sonkhari
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Other villages in Phulpur mandal
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- Kanihar
- Chhata
- Dhokariuperhar
- Sawdeeh
- Dubawal Uperhar
- Habeliya
- Tardeeh
- Malawan Bujurg
- Jugunideeh
- Chandauhan
- Noorpur
- Kapsa
- Kahali
- Malawan Khurd
- Kataka
- Katwarupur
- Fajlabad Urf Kaloopur
- Sahson
- Beer Kaji
- Dhanaicha Atarsueeya Malkhanpur
- Sherdeeh
- Sisai Sipah
- Naika
- Sudanipur Kala
- Ustapur Mahmoodabad Uperhar
- Bhadkar Uperhar
- Andawa
- Sikandra
- Dhamaur
- Chibaiyan Uperhar
- Beerapur
- Kanehti
- Tendue
- Chakiya Ghrahara
- Bhamae Husamganj
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-06
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)