About Sonbandha Village

Sonbandha is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 779 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbandha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495116
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,456
Male Population	779
Female Population	677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbandha compares

By the 2011 count Sonbandha is the 63rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Sonbandha

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

Sonbandha lies about 33 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 15 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 Sonbandha
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	15 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	29 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	33 km

Villages closest to Sonbandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbandha village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Sonbandha village has 779 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbandha has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Sonbandha is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbandha covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonbandha falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbandha is Kargi Road, about 15 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 Sonbandha.

Sonbandha is about 33 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbandha is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 14 km away. Kargi Road is about 15 km away. Ratanpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.