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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,582, made up of 824 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.7 hectares hectares.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 281.7 hectares
Population 1,582
Male Population 824
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 25th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 281.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sonpuri

Sonpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 32 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 30 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 Sonpuri
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 19 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 28 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 32 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 1,582. That makes it the 25th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Sonpuri village has 824 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Sonpuri covers 281.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Dhapewara, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 32 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 19 km away. Malajkhand is about 28 km away. Dhapewara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daldala (under 2 km), Pondi (1.5 km) and Narangi (2.0 km).

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

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