Skip to main content

About Sonesilly Village

Sonesilly is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 585 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonesilly Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonesilly village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 480.51 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 585
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonesilly compares

By the 2011 count Sonesilly is the 78th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 480.51 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1003.

Getting to Sonesilly

Sonesilly is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonesilly 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonesilly from other places

Sonesilly lies about 33 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, about 4.9 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 Sonesilly
Nearest town Nawāpāra 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajim 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 33 km

Villages closest to Sonesilly

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonesilly village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 78th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Sonesilly village has 585 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonesilly has about 988 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sonesilly is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonesilly covers 480.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonesilly falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonesilly is Rajim, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonesilly.

Sonesilly is about 33 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonesilly is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Nawāpāra is about 4.1 km away. Rajim is about 4.9 km away. Abhanpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alekhuta (1.7 km), Sonth (1.9 km) and Umar Poti (2.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All