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About Sonaputi Village

Sonaputi is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 397 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaputi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaputi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 199.88 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 397
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonaputi compares

By the 2011 count Sonaputi is the 77th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 199.88 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sonaputi

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

Sonaputi lies about 35 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 5.3 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 Sonaputi
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 5.5 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 35 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 35 km

Villages closest to Sonaputi

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.

Common questions about Sonaputi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaputi village had a population of 783. That makes it the 77th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Sonaputi village has 397 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaputi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Sonaputi covers 199.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonaputi falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonaputi is Komakhan railway station, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sonaputi.

Sonaputi is about 35 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaputi is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 5.3 km away. Bagbahra is about 5.5 km away. Mahasamund is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khopali (under 2 km), Bakma (1.7 km) and Padkipali (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonaputi today is likely to be higher.

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