About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 349 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	497223
Area (hectares)	390.49 hectares
Population	699
Male Population	349
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 79th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 390.49 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur 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 Silphili, Singhra, Singri and Sondiha. 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.

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Common questions about Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 699. That makes it the 79th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Sonpur village has 349 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 390.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonpur 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.

Sonpur is in Pratappur 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.