About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 289 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	493885
Area (hectares)	106.18 hectares
Population	575
Male Population	289
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 116th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 106.18 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sonpuri

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

Sonpuri lies about 94 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 52 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 Sonpuri
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	14 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	52 km
District headquarters	Durg	94 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 575. That makes it the 116th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Sonpuri village has 289 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 106.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Bhatapara, about 52 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 Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 94 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 14 km away. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Bhatapara is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.