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About Sonapal Village

Sonapal is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 310 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 689.83 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 310
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapal compares

By the 2011 count Sonapal is the 33rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 689.83 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1025.

Getting to Sonapal

Sonapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonapal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rotad, Sargipal, Seoni and Sirpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapal village had a population of 645. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Sonapal village has 310 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapal has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sonapal is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapal covers 689.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonapal falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonapal 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 10+ km distance for Sonapal.

Sonapal is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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