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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 217 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 208.43 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 217
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 132nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 208.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 18 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 78 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 Sonpur
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 10 km
Nearest town Kawardha 11 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 18 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 78 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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 Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 458. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Sonpur village has 217 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Sonpur covers 208.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Tilda-Neora, about 78 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 Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 18 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 10 km away. Kawardha is about 11 km away. Kabeerdham is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangpur (1.5 km), Bitli (2.3 km) and Bhathelatola (2.5 km).

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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