About Sonsari Village

Sonsari is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,190, made up of 1,563 males and 1,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonsari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsari village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Masturi
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	728.86 hectares
Population	3,190
Male Population	1,563
Female Population	1,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonsari compares

By the 2011 count Sonsari is the 21st largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 728.86 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Sonsari

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

Sonsari lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.3 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 Sonsari
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	11 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	11 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	27 km

Villages closest to Sonsari

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 Sonsari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsari village had a population of 3,190. That makes it the 21st largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Sonsari village has 1,563 males and 1,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsari has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sonsari is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonsari covers 728.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonsari falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonsari is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.3 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 Sonsari.

Sonsari is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsari is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 9.3 km away. Masturi is about 11 km away. Akaltara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.