About Son Village

Son is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 326 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Son Overview

Census 2011 figures for Son village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495552
Area (hectares)	212.57 hectares
Population	635
Male Population	326
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Son compares

By the 2011 count Son is the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 212.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Son

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

Son lies about 32 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 31 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 Son
Nearest town	Baloda Bāzār	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akaltara	31 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	32 km

Villages closest to Son

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Son village had a population of 635. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Son village has 326 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Son has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Son is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Son covers 212.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Son falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Son is Kotmi Sonar, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Son.

Son is about 32 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Son is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda Bāzār is about 25 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 31 km away. Akaltara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.