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About Sonjhari Village

Sonjhari is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 281 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonjhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonjhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 278.5 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 281
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonjhari compares

By the 2011 count Sonjhari is the 107th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 278.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sonjhari

Sonjhari 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 Sonjhari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sonjhari from other places

Sonjhari lies about 42 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 68 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 Sonjhari
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 17 km
Nearest town Kawardha 36 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 42 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 68 km

Villages closest to Sonjhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Sonjhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonjhari village had a population of 553. That makes it the 107th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Sonjhari village has 281 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonjhari has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sonjhari is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonjhari covers 278.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonjhari falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonjhari is Rasmara, about 68 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 10+ km distance for Sonjhari.

Sonjhari is about 42 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonjhari is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 17 km away. Kawardha is about 36 km away. Kabeerdham is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bigarbharri (under 2 km), Botesur (under 2 km) and Nawagaon (2.1 km).

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

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