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About Sonpur Khurd Village

Sonpur Khurd is a small village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 250 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 286.78 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 250
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 286.78 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sonpur Khurd

Sonpur Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur Khurd 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. The nearest villages by name are Shrigarh, Shubhashnagar, Sohga and Sonbarsa. 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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur Khurd village had a population of 473. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Sonpur Khurd village has 250 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur Khurd has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Sonpur Khurd covers 286.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Sonpur Khurd 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 <5 km distance for Sonpur Khurd.

Sonpur Khurd 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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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