About Sonakuknar Village

Sonakuknar is a mid sized village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 678 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1386.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakuknar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakuknar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Sukma
Pincode	494111
Area (hectares)	1386.43 hectares
Population	1,444
Male Population	678
Female Population	766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,130
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakuknar compares

By the 2011 count Sonakuknar is the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 1386.43 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Sonakuknar

Sonakuknar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonakuknar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonakuknar from other places

Sonakuknar lies about 31 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 38 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 Sonakuknar
Tehsil headquarters	Sukma	22 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	31 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	35 km
Nearest railway station	Kirandul	38 km

Villages closest to Sonakuknar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakuknar village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Sonakuknar village has 678 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakuknar has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Sonakuknar is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakuknar covers 1386.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonakuknar falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonakuknar is Kirandul, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Sonakuknar.

Sonakuknar is about 31 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonakuknar is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 22 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 31 km away. Malakanagiri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.