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About Sonakhan Village

Sonakhan is one of the larger villages in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,703, made up of 3,335 males and 3,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8019.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakhan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 8019.59 hectares
Population 6,703
Male Population 3,335
Female Population 3,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakhan compares

By the 2011 count Sonakhan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 8019.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Sonakhan

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

Sonakhan lies about 102 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 56 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 Sonakhan
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 19 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 45 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 56 km
District headquarters Raipur 102 km

Villages closest to Sonakhan

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 Sonakhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakhan village had a population of 6,703. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sonakhan village has 3,335 males and 3,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakhan has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Sonakhan is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakhan covers 8019.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonakhan falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonakhan is Bagbahra, about 56 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 Sonakhan.

Sonakhan is about 102 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonakhan is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 19 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 45 km away. Bagbahra is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjuni (3.9 km), Saihabhata (5.0 km) and Maharaji (5.9 km).

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

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