About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a small village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 148 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Tehsil	Lakhipur
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	148
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 324th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 33 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Jiribam, about 3.8 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 Sonpur
Nearest railway station	Jiribam	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhipur	12 km
District headquarters	Cachar	33 km
Nearest town	Silchar	34 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

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Common questions about Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 287. That makes it the 324th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Sonpur village has 148 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Sonpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpur falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Jiribam, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 33 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. Jiribam is about 3.8 km away. Lakhipur is about 12 km away. Cachar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Monipur Kitta Dakshin Sonapur (under 2 km), Monipur Kitta Uttar Sonapur (under 2 km) and Kamranga Bond Pt I (3.4 km).