About Sonewani Village

Sonewani is a small village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 146 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.72 hectares hectares.

Sonewani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonewani village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Paraswada
Area (hectares)	107.72 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	146
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonewani compares

By the 2011 count Sonewani is the 111th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 107.72 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1052.

Getting to Sonewani

Sonewani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonewani as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonewani from other places

Sonewani lies about 18 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 16 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 Sonewani
Nearest railway station	Dhapewara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paraswada	18 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	18 km
Nearest town	Bālāghāt	18 km

Villages closest to Sonewani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonewani village had a population of 282. That makes it the 111th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sonewani village has 146 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonewani has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1052.

Sonewani covers 107.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonewani falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonewani is Dhapewara, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonewani.

Sonewani is about 18 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonewani is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 16 km away. Paraswada is about 18 km away. Balaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.