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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,468, made up of 713 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 547 hectares
Population 1,468
Male Population 713
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 34th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Sonpur

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

Sonpur 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 Sonpur
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 74 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 1,468. That makes it the 34th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sonpur village has 713 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpur falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur 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 village for Sonpur.

Sonpur 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.

Sonpur is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 3.4 km away. Nipania is about 19 km away. Kasdol is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanakpur (5.7 km), Gindola (12 km) and Deori (17 km).

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

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