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About Sonia Village

Sonia is a small village in Chambang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 7 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Sonia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonia village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Chambang
Population 14
Male Population 7
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonia compares

By the 2011 count Sonia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 97 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Sonia

Sonia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonia as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonia from other places

Sonia lies about 18 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 75 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 Sonia
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chambang 23 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 75 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 80 km

Villages closest to Sonia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonia village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 97 residents.

Sonia village has 7 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Sonia falls under Chambang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonia is Siajuli, about 75 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonia.

Sonia is about 18 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonia is in Chambang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Kurung Kumey is about 18 km away. Chambang is about 23 km away. Siajuli is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nyoya (under 2 km), Kamrung Ii (2.7 km) and Sangching Nyoriang (4.2 km).

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

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