About Sonbala Village

Sonbala is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 417 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	572.7 hectares
Population	870
Male Population	417
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbala compares

By the 2011 count Sonbala is the 42nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 572.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 993.

Getting to Sonbala

Sonbala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbala as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonbala from other places

Sonbala lies about 52 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 31 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 Sonbala
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	18 km
Nearest town	Bargarh	28 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	31 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	52 km

Villages closest to Sonbala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbala village had a population of 870. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Sonbala village has 417 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbala has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sonbala is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbala covers 572.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonbala falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbala is Bargarh Road, about 31 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 - 10 km distance for Sonbala.

Sonbala is about 52 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbala is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 18 km away. Bargarh is about 28 km away. Bargarh Road is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.