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About Sonadula Village

Sonadula is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 704 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonadula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonadula village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 235.72 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 704
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonadula compares

By the 2011 count Sonadula is the 43rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 235.72 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Sonadula

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

Sonadula lies about 28 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.9 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 Sonadula
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 12 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 28 km

Villages closest to Sonadula

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.

Common questions about Sonadula

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonadula village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Sonadula village has 704 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonadula has about 963 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 Sonadula is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonadula covers 235.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonadula is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.9 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 Sonadula.

Sonadula is about 28 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonadula is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 9.9 km away. Akaltara is about 12 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankar (under 2 km), Changori (2.5 km) and Madhuwa (4.6 km).

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

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