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About Sonmuth Village

Sonmuth is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 360 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonmuth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonmuth village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 859.42 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 360
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonmuth compares

By the 2011 count Sonmuth is the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 859.42 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sonmuth

Sonmuth is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonmuth 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarbkambo, Sardhapath, Sardih and Sarudhap. 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 Sonmuth

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonmuth village had a population of 739. That makes it the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sonmuth village has 360 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonmuth has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sonmuth is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonmuth covers 859.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonmuth falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonmuth 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 village for Sonmuth.

Sonmuth 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 Sonmuth today is likely to be higher.

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