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About Sonamundi Village

Sonamundi is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 190 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, 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 Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 156.43 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 190
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonamundi compares

By the 2011 count Sonamundi is the 172nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 156.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1016.

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 <5 km distance. 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 84 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 54 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
Tehsil headquarters Basna 7.6 km
Nearest town Saraipali 14 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 54 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 84 km

Villages closest to Sonamundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamundi village had a population of 369. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Sonamundi village has 190 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamundi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Sonamundi is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonamundi covers 156.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonamundi falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonamundi is Komakhan railway station, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Sonamundi.

Sonamundi is about 84 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 Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 7.6 km away. Saraipali is about 14 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotepatani (under 2 km), Pipalkhuta (2.1 km) and Chimarkel (2.1 km).

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

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