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About Sonaidih Village

Sonaidih is a mid sized village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 330 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Champa
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 203.01 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 330
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaidih compares

By the 2011 count Sonaidih is the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 203.01 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sonaidih

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

Sonaidih lies about 19 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 16 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 Sonaidih
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Champa 20 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 20 km

Villages closest to Sonaidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaidih village had a population of 686. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Sonaidih village has 330 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaidih has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sonaidih is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaidih covers 203.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonaidih falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonaidih is Saragaon Road, about 16 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 Sonaidih.

Sonaidih is about 19 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaidih is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Road is about 16 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 19 km away. Champa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargadi (under 2 km), Govinda (2.6 km) and Bamhnidih (2.9 km).

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

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