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About Sonth Village

Sonth is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 291 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonth village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 166.59 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 291
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonth compares

By the 2011 count Sonth is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 166.59 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sonth

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

Sonth lies about 34 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, about 5.0 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 Sonth
Nearest town Nawāpāra 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Rajim 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 34 km

Villages closest to Sonth

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 Sonth

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonth village had a population of 570. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Sonth village has 291 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonth has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sonth is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonth covers 166.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonth falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonth is Rajim, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonth.

Sonth is about 34 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonth is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Nawāpāra is about 4.6 km away. Rajim is about 5.0 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 Sonesilly (1.9 km), Ghont 2 (1.9 km) and Parsada 4 (2.1 km).

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

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