About Sonder Village

Sonder is a large village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,658, made up of 1,877 males and 1,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonder village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Marwah
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	891.1 hectares
Population	3,658
Male Population	1,877
Female Population	1,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonder compares

By the 2011 count Sonder is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 891.1 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sonder

Sonder is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonder as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nowgam, Pathgam, Qaderna and Rekenwas. 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 Sonder

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonder village had a population of 3,658. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Sonder village has 1,877 males and 1,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonder has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sonder is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonder covers 891.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonder falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sonder notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonder.

Sonder is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar 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.