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About Sonnapur Village

Sonnapur is a small village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 246 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585291, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonnapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585291
Area (hectares) 239.99 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 246
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonnapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonnapur is the 168th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 239.99 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sonnapur

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

How far is Sonnapur from other places

Sonnapur lies about 80 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Almatti, about 67 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 Sonnapur
Nearest town Lingsugūr 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 30 km
Nearest railway station Almatti 67 km
District headquarters Yadgir 80 km

Villages closest to Sonnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonnapur village had a population of 476. That makes it the 168th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Sonnapur village has 246 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonnapur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sonnapur is 585291. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonnapur covers 239.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonnapur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sonnapur is Almatti, about 67 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 10+ km distance for Sonnapur.

Sonnapur is about 80 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonnapur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Lingsugūr is about 22 km away. Shorapur is about 30 km away. Almatti is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hombalkal (2.4 km), Yedalbhavi (2.9 km) and Hanmanhal (3.4 km).

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

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