About Sonkra Village

Sonkra is a large village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,397, made up of 1,193 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1053.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Berla
Pincode	490036
Area (hectares)	1053.96 hectares
Population	2,397
Male Population	1,193
Female Population	1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkra compares

By the 2011 count Sonkra is the 17th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 1053.96 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1002.

Getting to Sonkra

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

Sonkra lies about 38 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 24 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 Sonkra
Tehsil headquarters	Berla	7.8 km
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Urkura	24 km
District headquarters	Durg	38 km

Villages closest to Sonkra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkra village had a population of 2,397. That makes it the 17th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Sonkra village has 1,193 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkra has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sonkra is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkra covers 1053.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkra falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonkra is Urkura, about 24 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 Sonkra.

Sonkra is about 38 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkra is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 7.8 km away. Ahīwāra is about 14 km away. Urkura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.