About Sonsari Village

Sonsari is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,379 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495556, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonsari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsari village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495556
Area (hectares)	655.84 hectares
Population	2,693
Male Population	1,379
Female Population	1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonsari compares

By the 2011 count Sonsari is the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 655.84 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 950.

Getting to Sonsari

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

Sonsari lies about 22 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.3 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 Sonsari
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akaltara	11 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	22 km

Villages closest to Sonsari

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 Sonsari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsari village had a population of 2,693. That makes it the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Sonsari village has 1,379 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsari has about 953 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Sonsari is 495556. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonsari covers 655.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonsari is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.3 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 Sonsari.

Sonsari is about 22 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsari is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 9.3 km away. Akaltara is about 11 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.