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About Sonesarar Village

Sonesarar is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 680 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonesarar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonesarar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 525.75 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 680
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonesarar compares

By the 2011 count Sonesarar is the 52nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 525.75 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sonesarar

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

Sonesarar lies about 29 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 26 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 Sonesarar
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 4.5 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 26 km
District headquarters Durg 29 km

Villages closest to Sonesarar

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

Common questions about Sonesarar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonesarar village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Sonesarar village has 680 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonesarar has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sonesarar is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonesarar covers 525.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonesarar falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonesarar is Bhilai Power House, about 26 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 Sonesarar.

Sonesarar is about 29 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonesarar is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 4.5 km away. Ahīwāra is about 11 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titurghat (under 2 km), Maharajpur (under 2 km) and Sahgaon (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonesarar today is likely to be higher.

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