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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 304 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 130.55 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 304
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 166th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 130.55 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sonpuri

Sonpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpuri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 24 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 62 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 Sonpuri
Tehsil headquarters Pandariya 2.3 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 24 km
Nearest town Kawardha 30 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 62 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 625. That makes it the 166th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Sonpuri village has 304 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 130.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Salkaroad, about 62 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 <5 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 24 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 2.3 km away. Kabeerdham is about 24 km away. Kawardha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenduwadih (under 2 km), Rehuta Kalan (1.6 km) and Mainpura (1.6 km).

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

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