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About Sontara Village

Sontara is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 543 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sontara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 380.05 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 543
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sontara compares

By the 2011 count Sontara is the 84th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 380.05 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sontara

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

Sontara lies about 31 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 7.7 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 Sontara
Nearest railway station Silyari 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 12 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 31 km

Villages closest to Sontara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontara village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 84th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Sontara village has 543 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontara has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Sontara is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sontara covers 380.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sontara falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sontara is Silyari, about 7.7 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 Sontara.

Sontara is about 31 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sontara is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 7.7 km away. Tilda is about 12 km away. Tilda Newra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raikheda (under 2 km), Khapri (1.6 km) and Deogaon (2.6 km).

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

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