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About Soniyadih Village

Soniyadih is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 387 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soniyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soniyadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 266.78 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 387
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soniyadih compares

By the 2011 count Soniyadih is the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 266.78 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Soniyadih

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

Soniyadih lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 42 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 Soniyadih
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 12 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Soniyadih

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 Soniyadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Soniyadih village had a population of 786. That makes it the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Soniyadih village has 387 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soniyadih has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Soniyadih is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soniyadih covers 266.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soniyadih falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Soniyadih is Baradwar, about 42 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 Soniyadih.

Soniyadih is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soniyadih is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 12 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Baradwar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girsa (under 2 km), Dullapur (under 2 km) and Gagorithada (under 2 km).

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

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