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About Sonakanahalli Village

Sonakanahalli is a mid sized village in Indi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 950 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakanahalli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Indi
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 917.15 hectares
Population 1,914
Male Population 950
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sonakanahalli is the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,969 residents. Its 917.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sonakanahalli

Sonakanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonakanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sonakanahalli from other places

Sonakanahalli lies about 24 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 50 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 Sonakanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Indi 24 km
District headquarters Bijapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 50 km
Nearest town Bacheli 58 km

Villages closest to Sonakanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakanahalli village had a population of 1,914. That makes it the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,969 residents.

Sonakanahalli village has 950 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakanahalli has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sonakanahalli is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakanahalli covers 917.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonakanahalli falls under Indi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonakanahalli is Kamalur, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonakanahalli.

Sonakanahalli is about 24 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonakanahalli is in Indi tehsil of Bijapur district. Indi is about 24 km away. Bijapur is about 24 km away. Kamalur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indi (3.1 km), Jainur (8.8 km) and Alur (23 km).

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

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