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About Sondari Village

Sondari is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 287 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 261.25 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 287
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sondari compares

By the 2011 count Sondari is the 32nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 261.25 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sondari

Sondari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sondari 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. The nearest villages by name are Seri, Shagli, Sharkali and Shiladesh. 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 Sondari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondari village had a population of 542. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Sondari village has 287 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondari has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sondari is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sondari covers 261.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sondari falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sondari notes the nearest railway station 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 Sondari.

Sondari is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla 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 Sondari today is likely to be higher.

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