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About Sonadula Village

Sonadula is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 628 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonadula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonadula village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 272.28 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 628
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonadula compares

By the 2011 count Sonadula is the 49th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 272.28 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sonadula

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

How far is Sonadula from other places

Sonadula lies about 120 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 37 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 Sonadula
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 37 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 37 km
District headquarters Raipur 120 km

Villages closest to Sonadula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonadula village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 49th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sonadula village has 628 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonadula has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sonadula is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonadula covers 272.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonadula falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonadula is Saragaon Road, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Sonadula.

Sonadula is about 120 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonadula is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 6.9 km away. Saragaon Road is about 37 km away. Jānjgīr is about 37 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 (1.5 km), Kaitha (1.5 km) and Amaldiha (2.1 km).

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

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