About Sonthal Village

Sonthal is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 245 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171209
Area (hectares)	192 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	245
Female Population	252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonthal compares

By the 2011 count Sonthal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sonthal

Sonthal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonthal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonthal from other places

Sonthal lies about 20 km from Shimla. 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 Sonthal
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	20 km

Villages closest to Sonthal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Sonthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthal village had a population of 497. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sonthal village has 245 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthal has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sonthal is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonthal covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonthal falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sonthal 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 village for Sonthal.

Sonthal is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonthal is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.