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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a small village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 41 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,415 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495684, 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 Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495684
Area (hectares) 153.49 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 41
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,415
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 153.49 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 10 km
District headquarters Korba 10 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Sonpuri village has 41 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 1415 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 495684. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 153.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpuri falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonpuri notes the nearest railway station 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 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 Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Poundi Uproda is about 10 km away. Korba is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakho (6.6 km), Korbi (10 km) and Tilaidand (11 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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