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About Sonpur Kalan Village

Sonpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 683 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 295.86 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 683
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur Kalan is the 48th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 295.86 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sonpur Kalan

Sonpur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur Kalan 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. The nearest villages by name are Shivpur, Shrigarh, Shubhashnagar and Sohga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur Kalan village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 48th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Sonpur Kalan village has 683 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur Kalan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur Kalan is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur Kalan covers 295.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpur Kalan falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonpur Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sonpur Kalan.

Sonpur Kalan is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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