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About Sontoshpur Village

Sontoshpur is a mid sized village in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil, in the district of Karimganj, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 266 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sontoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontoshpur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karimganj
Tehsil Ramkrishna Nagar
Pincode 788156
Area (hectares) 34.68 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 266
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sontoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Sontoshpur is the 186th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 34.68 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sontoshpur

Sontoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sontoshpur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sonbil Pt I, Sonbil Pt Ii, Sonbil Pt Iii and Sonbil Pt Iv. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sontoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontoshpur village had a population of 505. That makes it the 186th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Sontoshpur village has 266 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontoshpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sontoshpur is 788156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sontoshpur covers 34.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sontoshpur falls under Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district in Assam.

The census record for Sontoshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sontoshpur.

Sontoshpur is in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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