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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 327 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, 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 Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 257.29 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 327
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 118th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 257.29 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sonpuri

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

Sonpuri lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 49 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
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 49 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 55 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungeli 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 596. That makes it the 118th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Sonpuri village has 327 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 257.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Kalmitar, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 55 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 Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 6.9 km away. Kalmitar is about 49 km away. Bilaspur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banki (under 2 km), Jaitpuri (under 2 km) and Shitalkunda (under 2 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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