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About Sonachera Pt I Village

Sonachera Pt I is a mid sized village in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 268 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.13 hectares hectares.

Sonachera Pt I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonachera Pt I village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Silchar
Area (hectares) 160.13 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 268
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonachera Pt I compares

By the 2011 count Sonachera Pt I is the 201st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 160.13 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sonachera Pt I

Sonachera Pt I is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonachera Pt I as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonachera Pt I from other places

Sonachera Pt I lies about 3.4 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Bhasha Shahid, about 4.4 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 Sonachera Pt I
District headquarters Cachar 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Silchar 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhasha Shahid 4.4 km

Villages closest to Sonachera Pt I

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 Sonachera Pt I

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonachera Pt I village had a population of 529. That makes it the 201st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Sonachera Pt I village has 268 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonachera Pt I has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Sonachera Pt I covers 160.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonachera Pt I falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sonachera Pt I is Bhasha Shahid, about 4.4 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonachera Pt I.

Sonachera Pt I is about 3.4 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonachera Pt I is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Cachar is about 3.4 km away. Silchar is about 4.1 km away. Bhasha Shahid is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berenga Pt I (under 2 km), Chengduar Pt I (under 2 km) and Ghagrapar Pt I (under 2 km).

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

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