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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 514 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, 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 Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 400.18 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 514
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 69th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 400.18 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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 41 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 34 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 Pathariya 7.8 km
Nearest town Mungeli 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Belha 34 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathariya 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 1,055. That makes it the 69th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Sonpuri village has 514 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 400.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Belha, about 34 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 41 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 Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 7.8 km away. Mungeli is about 8.9 km away. Belha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandragadhi (under 2 km), Jagatakapa (2.1 km) and Jhagarkapa (2.1 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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