About Sounga Village

Sounga is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 639 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sounga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sounga village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Magarlod
Pincode	493663
Area (hectares)	596.86 hectares
Population	1,286
Male Population	639
Female Population	647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sounga compares

By the 2011 count Sounga is the 34th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 596.86 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Sounga

Sounga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sounga 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. The nearest villages by name are Sirkatta, Sonarin Daihuan, Sonepairi and Sonewara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sounga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sounga village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 34th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Sounga village has 639 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sounga has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Sounga is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sounga covers 596.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sounga falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sounga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sounga.

Sounga is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.