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About Sonthi Village

Sonthi is a large village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,710, made up of 1,354 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 307.18 hectares
Population 2,710
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonthi compares

By the 2011 count Sonthi is the 11th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 307.18 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sonthi

Sonthi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonthi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonthi from other places

Sonthi lies about 40 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about under 2 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 Sonthi
Nearest railway station Sakti under 2 km
Nearest town Saktī under 2 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 40 km

Villages closest to Sonthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthi village had a population of 2,710. That makes it the 11th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Sonthi village has 1,354 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthi has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sonthi is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonthi covers 307.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonthi falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonthi is Sakti, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonthi.

Sonthi is about 40 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonthi is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about under 2 km away. Saktī is about under 2 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boirdih (under 2 km), Nandeli (under 2 km) and Sakti (under 2 km).

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

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