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About Sona Village

Sona is a small village in Sangram tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 100 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 791118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sangram
Pincode 791118
Population 177
Male Population 100
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sona compares

By the 2011 count Sona is the 21st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Sona

Sona is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sona as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sona from other places

Sona 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 Sona
Tehsil headquarters Sangram 1.7 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 18 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 75 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 80 km

Villages closest to Sona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona village had a population of 177. That makes it the 21st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Sona village has 100 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Sona is 791118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sona falls under Sangram tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sona is Siajuli, about 75 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sona.

Sona 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.

Sona is in Sangram tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sangram is about 1.7 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 18 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 Tumrung (under 2 km), Chingliang (under 2 km) and Lower Gida (under 2 km).

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

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