About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 431 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Katghora
Pincode	495446
Area (hectares)	295.01 hectares
Population	902
Male Population	431
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 39th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 295.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 10 km from Korba. 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
District headquarters	Korba	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katghora	19 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

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Common questions about Sonpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 902. That makes it the 39th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Sonpuri village has 431 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 295.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonpuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 10 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Korba is about 10 km away. Katghora is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.