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About Sonasili Village

Sonasili is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 452 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonasili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonasili village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 408.28 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 452
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonasili compares

By the 2011 count Sonasili is the 60th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 408.28 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sonasili

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

Sonasili lies about 49 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 12 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 Sonasili
Nearest town Mahāsamund 11 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 49 km

Villages closest to Sonasili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonasili village had a population of 914. That makes it the 60th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Sonasili village has 452 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonasili has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sonasili is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonasili covers 408.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonasili falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonasili is Mahasamund, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Sonasili.

Sonasili is about 49 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonasili is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 11 km away. Mahasamund is about 12 km away. Rajim is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharri (2.1 km), Bhendri (2.6 km) and Sargod (2.7 km).

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

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