About Son Village

Son is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,813, made up of 1,383 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Son Overview

Census 2011 figures for Son village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Masturi
Pincode	495551
Area (hectares)	829.3 hectares
Population	2,813
Male Population	1,383
Female Population	1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Son compares

By the 2011 count Son is the 29th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 829.3 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Son

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

Son lies about 44 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 31 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 Son
Nearest town	Baloda Bāzār	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	29 km
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	31 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	44 km

Villages closest to Son

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

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Common questions about Son

As per the Census of India 2011, Son village had a population of 2,813. That makes it the 29th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Son village has 1,383 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Son has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Son is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Son covers 829.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Son falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Son is Kotmi Sonar, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Son.

Son is about 44 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Son is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 25 km away. Masturi is about 29 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.