About Sonsak Village

Sonsak is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 553 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonsak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsak village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Olpad
Pincode	394540
Area (hectares)	290.72 hectares
Population	1,128
Male Population	553
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonsak compares

By the 2011 count Sonsak is the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 290.72 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sonsak

Sonsak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonsak as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonsak from other places

Sonsak lies about 11 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bhesan, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonsak
Nearest railway station	Bhesan	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Olpad	7.0 km
District headquarters	Surat	11 km

Villages closest to Sonsak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Olpad tehsil.

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 Sonsak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsak village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Sonsak village has 553 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsak has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sonsak is 394540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonsak covers 290.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonsak falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sonsak is Bhesan, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonsak.

Sonsak is about 11 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsak is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Bhesan is about 6.1 km away. Olpad is about 7.0 km away. Surat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.