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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 336 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 168.25 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 336
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 168.25 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sonpuri

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

How far is Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 74 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 19 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 Sonpuri
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 3.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 19 km
District headquarters Raipur 74 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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 Sonpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 653. That makes it the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Sonpuri village has 336 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 168.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Nipania, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 74 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 3.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 3.4 km away. Nipania is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suklabhata (under 2 km), Bharsela (2.2 km) and Chhuiha (2.9 km).

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

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