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About Sonarpal Village

Sonarpal is a small village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 207 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Tokapal
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 165.84 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 207
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarpal compares

By the 2011 count Sonarpal is the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 165.84 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Sonarpal

Sonarpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonarpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sonarpal from other places

Sonarpal lies about 11 km from Bastar. 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 Sonarpal
District headquarters Bastar 11 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Tokapal 30 km

Villages closest to Sonarpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarpal village had a population of 424. That makes it the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Sonarpal village has 207 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarpal has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Sonarpal is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarpal covers 165.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonarpal falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonarpal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sonarpal is about 11 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonarpal is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Bastar is about 11 km away. Jagdalpur is about 27 km away. Tokapal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatsargipal (9.0 km), Deurgaon (14 km) and Banganpal (18 km).

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

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