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About Sonna Village

Sonna is a large village in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,837, made up of 1,868 males and 1,969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2093.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hagaribommanahalli
Pincode 583111
Area (hectares) 2093.5 hectares
Population 3,837
Male Population 1,868
Female Population 1,969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonna compares

By the 2011 count Sonna is the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents. Its 2093.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sonna

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

Sonna lies about 89 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Malavi, about 10 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 Sonna
Tehsil headquarters Hagaribommanahalli 10 km
Nearest railway station Malavi 10 km
Nearest town Hadagalli 19 km
District headquarters Bellary 89 km

Villages closest to Sonna

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

Common questions about Sonna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonna village had a population of 3,837. That makes it the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents.

Sonna village has 1,868 males and 1,969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonna has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sonna is 583111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonna covers 2093.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonna falls under Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sonna is Malavi, about 10 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 village for Sonna.

Sonna is about 89 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonna is in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hagaribommanahalli is about 10 km away. Malavi is about 10 km away. Hadagalli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moregeri (2.2 km), Adivikyadigihalli (3.3 km) and Gaddikeri (5.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonna today is likely to be higher.

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