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About Sonpairi 3 Village

Sonpairi 3 is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 430 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpairi 3 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpairi 3 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 337.71 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 430
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonpairi 3 compares

By the 2011 count Sonpairi 3 is the 138th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 337.71 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sonpairi 3

Sonpairi 3 is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonpairi 3 as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpairi 3 from other places

Sonpairi 3 lies about 26 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 3.6 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 Sonpairi 3
Nearest railway station Lakholi 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 9.9 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 26 km

Villages closest to Sonpairi 3

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 Sonpairi 3

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpairi 3 village had a population of 873. That makes it the 138th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sonpairi 3 village has 430 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpairi 3 has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sonpairi 3 is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpairi 3 covers 337.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpairi 3 falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpairi 3 is Lakholi, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonpairi 3.

Sonpairi 3 is about 26 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpairi 3 is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 3.6 km away. Arang is about 9.9 km away. Nawāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpairi 1 (under 2 km), Dhamni (2.2 km) and Gujra (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonpairi 3 today is likely to be higher.

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