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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 207 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, 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 Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 184.65 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 207
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 140th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 184.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

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 village. 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 29 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 70 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 Sahaspur Lohara 2.8 km
Nearest town Kawardha 22 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 29 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 70 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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 Sonpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 391. That makes it the 140th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Sonpuri village has 207 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 184.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Rasmara, about 70 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 village for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 29 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 Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 2.8 km away. Kawardha is about 22 km away. Kabeerdham is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandha Tola (under 2 km), Bhimpuri (under 2 km) and Thothma Nawapara (under 2 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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