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About Sonhat Village

Sonhat is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 722 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 813.75 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 722
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonhat compares

By the 2011 count Sonhat is the 44th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 813.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sonhat

Sonhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonhat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Savitripur, Shankarpur, Shantipur and Shardapur. 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 Sonhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhat village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 44th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Sonhat village has 722 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhat has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sonhat is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonhat covers 813.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonhat falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sonhat 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 - 10 km distance for Sonhat.

Sonhat is in Wadrafnagar 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 Sonhat today is likely to be higher.

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