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About Sonbacharwar Village

Sonbacharwar is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 900 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbacharwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbacharwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 712.25 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 900
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbacharwar compares

By the 2011 count Sonbacharwar is the 13th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 712.25 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sonbacharwar

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

Sonbacharwar lies about 71 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khodri, about 13 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 Sonbacharwar
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 12 km
Nearest railway station Khodri 13 km
Nearest town Pasān 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 71 km

Villages closest to Sonbacharwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbacharwar village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 13th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Sonbacharwar village has 900 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbacharwar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sonbacharwar is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbacharwar covers 712.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbacharwar falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbacharwar is Khodri, about 13 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 Sonbacharwar.

Sonbacharwar is about 71 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbacharwar is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pendra is about 12 km away. Khodri is about 13 km away. Pasān is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghra (2.1 km), Amadand (2.4 km) and Murmur (3.4 km).

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

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