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About Sonthi Village

Sonthi is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,955, made up of 1,448 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 803.38 hectares
Population 2,955
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonthi compares

By the 2011 count Sonthi is the 23rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 803.38 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Sonthi

Sonthi 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 Sonthi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonthi from other places

Sonthi lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 18 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 Sonthi
Nearest railway station Akaltara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Sonthi

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.

Common questions about Sonthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthi village had a population of 2,955. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Sonthi village has 1,448 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthi 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 Sonthi is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonthi covers 803.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonthi falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonthi is Akaltara, about 18 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 village for Sonthi.

Sonthi is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonthi is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 18 km away. Masturi is about 24 km away. Bilaspur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juhli (1.9 km), Bitkula (3.1 km) and Karichhapar (3.3 km).

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

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