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About Sonar Deori Village

Sonar Deori is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 761 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonar Deori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonar Deori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 343.55 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 761
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonar Deori compares

By the 2011 count Sonar Deori is the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 343.55 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sonar Deori

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

Sonar Deori lies about 73 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 36 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 Sonar Deori
Tehsil headquarters Palari 9.5 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 13 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 36 km
District headquarters Raipur 73 km

Villages closest to Sonar Deori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palari 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 Sonar Deori

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonar Deori village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Sonar Deori village has 761 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonar Deori has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sonar Deori is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonar Deori covers 343.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonar Deori falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonar Deori is Nipania, about 36 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 Sonar Deori.

Sonar Deori is about 73 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonar Deori is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 9.5 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 13 km away. Nipania is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Sitapar (1.8 km) and Bansbinori (2.0 km).

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

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