About Sonjhari Village

Sonjhari is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 264 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonjhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonjhari village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Magarlod
Pincode	497339
Area (hectares)	242.85 hectares
Population	526
Male Population	264
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonjhari compares

By the 2011 count Sonjhari is the 67th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 242.85 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1018.

Getting to Sonjhari

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

Sonjhari lies about 33 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 32 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 Sonjhari
Tehsil headquarters	Magarlod	22 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsonpuri	32 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	33 km

Villages closest to Sonjhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonjhari village had a population of 526. That makes it the 67th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Sonjhari village has 264 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonjhari has about 992 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Sonjhari is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonjhari covers 242.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonjhari falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonjhari is Sarsonpuri, about 32 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 Sonjhari.

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

Sonjhari is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 22 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 32 km away. Dhamtari is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.