Sonai
Village
Sonai Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°21′28″N 78°55′10″E / 27.35766°N 78.91948°E / 27.35766; 78.91948
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Mainpuri
Area [1]
• Total	9.259 km2 (3.575 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,355
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	205265

Sonai (Sonaī) is a village in Kuraoli block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 4,355, in 711 households.

Demographics

As of 2011, Sonai had a population of 4,355, in 711 households.^[1]: 91 This population was 53.8% male (2,341) and 46.2% female (2,014). The 0-6 age group numbered 714 (385 male and 329 female), or 16.4% of the total population. 1,000 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 23.0% of the total.^{[2]: 76–7}

The 1981 census recorded Sonai as having a population of 2,681 people, in 495 households.^{[3]: 136–7}

The 1961 census recorded Sonai as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,998 people (1,072 male and 926 female), in 390 households and 285 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,310 acres and it had a post office at that point.^[4]: lxxiv

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Sonai had 2 primary schools. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 91–6}

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