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Sonpur

सोनपुर
Bhinga mandal
Pincode 271840
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Sonpur is a village in Bhinga mandal, Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 604 across 115 households. The literacy rate is 18.9%, and it is located at coordinates 27.491°N, 82.571°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
avshesh kumar
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LGD code
172823
Pincode
271840
Post office
Sirsia
Population
604
Households
115
Literacy rate
18.9%
Sex ratio
847 ♀/1000♂
Workers
177
Distance to district centre
175 km
Distance to mandal centre
154 km
Distance to Lucknow
176 km
Distance to Delhi
541 km
Nearest railway station
Gainsari Junction · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonpur compares

By population, Sonpur ranks #169 of 196 villages in Bhinga mandal.

Literacy rate
%
18.9%
−15.6% vs mandal average
Sonpur
18.9%
Bhinga mandal
34.5%
Shrawasti district
37.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
847
−19 vs mandal average
Sonpur
847
Bhinga mandal
866
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
Sonpur
5.3
Bhinga mandal
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sonpur at a glance

Sonpur is a village of 604 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Bhinga tehsil, Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh, the 169th-largest of 196 villages in Bhinga tehsil. Literacy is 19%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 35% and the sex ratio is 847 women per 1,000 men. It lies 175 km from the Shrawasti district centre, 2 km from Sonbarsa, the nearest town, 5 km from Gainsari Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 271840, served by Sirsia post office; the LGD village code is 172823. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is avshesh kumar , and the village votes in Mahmoodabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asha Maurya. The population is estimated at 712 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Sonpur · this village60419%
Sonpur · Balrampur2,12446%0 km N
Sonpur · Tulsipur1,97740%0 km N
Sonpur · Balrampur2,84427%0 km N
Sonpur · Tulsipur2,28024%0 km N
Sonpur · Chunar2,28254%0 km N
Sonpur · Tulsipur2,06442%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BHINGA
Distance to nearest town (km)
20.5
Distance to district HQ (km)
20.5
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20.5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BAIRIHAWA
Total area (ha)
162.15
Irrigated area (ha)
35.9
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sonpur

LGD code
172823
Pincode
271840
Post office
Sirsia
Population (Census 2011)
604
Population (projected 2026)
712
Households
115
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
847
Literacy rate
18.9%
Coordinates
27.49110°N, 82.57058°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sitapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahmoodabad
Member of Parliament
Rakesh Rathore
Member of Legislative Assembly
Asha Maurya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
avshesh kumar
Block / Mandal
Bhinga
Getting there

How to reach Sonpur

Mandal centre
Bhinga · ≈ 154 km
≈ 5 h 15 min by car · 6 h 15 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Shrawasti · ≈ 175 km
≈ 5 h 59 min by car · 7 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 20,735 people
Sonbarsa · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow176 kmcapital
  • Delhi541 km
  • Kolkata800 km
  • Hyderabad1199 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGainsari Junction5 km
  • Bus stopकोइलाबास बसपार्क22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankNBL22 km
  • CollegeShakti Smarak Sansthan Dulhinpur Balrampur Uttar Pradesh46 km
  • Police stationकोइलाबास सिमा सुरक्षा चौकी22 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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