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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 798 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 761.61 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 798
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 761.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sisringa, Sithara, Siwar and Sohanpur. 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 Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Sonpur village has 798 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 761.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpur falls under Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonpur 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 village for Sonpur.

Sonpur is in Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh 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 Sonpur today is likely to be higher.

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