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About Sondka Village

Sondka is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 557 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 278.89 hectares
Population 1,115
Male Population 557
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sondka compares

By the 2011 count Sondka is the 42nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 278.89 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sondka

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

Sondka lies about 21 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 7.0 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 Sondka
Nearest railway station Robertson 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 11 km
District headquarters Raigarh 21 km

Villages closest to Sondka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondka village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Sondka village has 557 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondka has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sondka is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sondka covers 278.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sondka falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sondka is Robertson, about 7.0 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 Sondka.

Sondka is about 21 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondka is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 7.0 km away. Kharsia is about 11 km away. Raigarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basanpali (under 2 km), Jaimuda (1.9 km) and Jaimura (1.9 km).

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

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