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About Sonai Dongri Village

Sonai Dongri is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 672 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonai Dongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonai Dongri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 573.16 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 672
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonai Dongri compares

By the 2011 count Sonai Dongri is the 45th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 573.16 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sonai Dongri

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

Sonai Dongri lies about 60 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 19 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 Sonai Dongri
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 3.2 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 19 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 19 km
District headquarters Durg 60 km

Villages closest to Sonai Dongri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 Sonai Dongri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonai Dongri village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 45th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Sonai Dongri village has 672 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonai Dongri has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sonai Dongri is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonai Dongri covers 573.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonai Dongri falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonai Dongri is Latabor, about 19 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 km distance for Sonai Dongri.

Sonai Dongri is about 60 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonai Dongri is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 3.2 km away. Dhamtari is about 19 km away. Latabor is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengna (1.7 km), Chulha Pathra (1.8 km) and Kanharpuri (2.2 km).

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

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