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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a small village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 140 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 153.84 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 140
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 153.84 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Sonpuri

Sonpuri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonpuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 2.7 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 Sonpuri
Nearest railway station Dagori 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 7.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 21 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 277. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Sonpuri village has 140 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 153.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpuri falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Dagori, about 2.7 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 2.7 km away. Bilha is about 7.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahi (under 2 km), Murkuta (under 2 km) and Silyari (2.0 km).

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

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