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About Sondongri Village

Sondongri is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 258 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondongri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 287.73 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 258
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sondongri compares

By the 2011 count Sondongri is the 87th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 287.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sondongri

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

Sondongri lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 35 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 Sondongri
Tehsil headquarters Saja 19 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 27 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 35 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Sondongri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondongri village had a population of 507. That makes it the 87th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Sondongri village has 258 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondongri has about 965 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 1009.

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

Sondongri covers 287.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sondongri falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sondongri is Rasmara, about 35 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 Sondongri.

Sondongri is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondongri is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 19 km away. Ahīwāra is about 27 km away. Rasmara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathidob (2.8 km), Rano (4.0 km) and Pendrawan (4.9 km).

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

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