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About Sondika Village

Sondika is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 152 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondika village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 97.22 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 152
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sondika compares

By the 2011 count Sondika is the 201st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 97.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1008.

Getting to Sondika

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

Sondika lies about 54 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 50 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 Sondika
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 6.6 km
Nearest town Saraipali 26 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 50 km
District headquarters Raigarh 54 km

Villages closest to Sondika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondika village had a population of 305. That makes it the 201st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Sondika village has 152 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondika has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sondika is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sondika covers 97.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sondika falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sondika is Kharsia, about 50 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 Sondika.

Sondika is about 54 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondika is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 6.6 km away. Saraipali is about 26 km away. Kharsia is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharri (under 2 km), Kharri Bade (under 2 km) and Saraipali (1.8 km).

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

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