About Sonwahi Village

Sonwahi is a mid sized village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 440 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwahi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Surajpur
Pincode	497001
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	921
Male Population	440
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwahi compares

By the 2011 count Sonwahi is the 89th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sonwahi

Sonwahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shashipur Alias Taramundo, Shivnandanpur Alias Omkarbahara, Shivsagarpur and Silphili. 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 Sonwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwahi village had a population of 921. That makes it the 89th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Sonwahi village has 440 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwahi has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Sonwahi covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonwahi falls under Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonwahi 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 10+ km distance for Sonwahi.

Sonwahi is in Surajpur 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.