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About Sonadih Village

Sonadih is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,269 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 837.89 hectares
Population 2,533
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonadih compares

By the 2011 count Sonadih is the 20th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 837.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sonadih

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

How far is Sonadih from other places

Sonadih lies about 82 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 18 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 Sonadih
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 82 km

Villages closest to Sonadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Sonadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonadih village had a population of 2,533. That makes it the 20th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Sonadih village has 1,269 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonadih has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sonadih is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonadih covers 837.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonadih falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonadih is Nipania, about 18 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 village for Sonadih.

Sonadih is about 82 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonadih is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Nipania is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsadih (under 2 km), Hardi (3.0 km) and Khapari (3.2 km).

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

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