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About David Sonapur Village

David Sonapur is a small village in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 16 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.49 hectares hectares.

David Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for David Sonapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Silchar
Area (hectares) 26.49 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 16
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How David Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count David Sonapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 26.49 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to David Sonapur

The census records public bus service for David Sonapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is David Sonapur from other places

David Sonapur 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 David Sonapur
Nearest railway station Jiribam 3.8 km
District headquarters Cachar 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Silchar 34 km

Villages closest to David Sonapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silchar 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 David Sonapur

As per the Census of India 2011, David Sonapur village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

David Sonapur village has 16 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, David Sonapur has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

David Sonapur covers 26.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

David Sonapur falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for David Sonapur.

David Sonapur 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.

David Sonapur is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Jiribam is about 3.8 km away. Cachar is about 33 km away. Silchar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (1.9 km), Manikpur (18 km) and Ikrathal F V (28 km).

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

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