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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a small village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 225 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 278.98 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 225
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 278.98 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sardhapath, Sardih, Sarudhap and Songersa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 458. That makes it the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sonpur village has 225 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 278.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpur falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sonpur is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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