About Sonamundi Village

Sonamundi is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 291 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonamundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonamundi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Bagbahra
Pincode	493555
Area (hectares)	177.91 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	291
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonamundi compares

By the 2011 count Sonamundi is the 134th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 177.91 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sonamundi

Sonamundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonamundi 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 Sonamundi from other places

Sonamundi lies about 46 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 3.8 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 Sonamundi
Nearest railway station	Khariar Road	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagbahra	17 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	46 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	46 km

Villages closest to Sonamundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamundi village had a population of 557. That makes it the 134th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Sonamundi village has 291 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamundi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Sonamundi is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonamundi covers 177.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonamundi falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonamundi is Khariar Road, about 3.8 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 Sonamundi.

Sonamundi is about 46 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonamundi is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 3.8 km away. Bagbahra is about 17 km away. Mahasamund is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.