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About Sonbhattha Village

Sonbhattha is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 651 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonbhattha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonbhattha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 529.45 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 651
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonbhattha compares

By the 2011 count Sonbhattha is the 31st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 529.45 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sonbhattha

Sonbhattha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonbhattha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonbhattha from other places

Sonbhattha lies about 30 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 23 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 Sonbhattha
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 10 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 23 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Sonbhattha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonbhattha village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 31st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Sonbhattha village has 651 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonbhattha has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sonbhattha is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonbhattha covers 529.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonbhattha falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sonbhattha is Murhipar, about 23 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 km distance for Sonbhattha.

Sonbhattha is about 30 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonbhattha is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 10 km away. Khairāgarh is about 10 km away. Murhipar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salouni (2.0 km), Mudbhadur (2.2 km) and Madrakuhi (2.3 km).

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

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