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About Sonesarar Village

Sonesarar is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 732 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonesarar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonesarar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 634.28 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 732
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonesarar compares

By the 2011 count Sonesarar is the 27th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 634.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1005.

Getting to Sonesarar

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

Sonesarar lies about 12 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, 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 Sonesarar
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 12 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 12 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 12 km

Villages closest to Sonesarar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonesarar village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 27th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Sonesarar village has 732 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonesarar has about 974 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 1005.

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

Sonesarar covers 634.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonesarar falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonesarar is Bakal, 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 village for Sonesarar.

Sonesarar is about 12 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonesarar is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 12 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupa Kathi (1.9 km), Singarpur (2.6 km) and Kirgi (2.6 km).

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

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