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About Sonjhara Village

Sonjhara is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 735 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.78 hectares hectares.

Sonjhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonjhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 473.78 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 735
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonjhara compares

By the 2011 count Sonjhara is the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 473.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Sonjhara

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

Sonjhara lies about 26 km from Balaghat. 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 Sonjhara
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 13 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 13 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km

Villages closest to Sonjhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonjhara village had a population of 1,541. That makes it the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sonjhara village has 735 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonjhara has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Sonjhara covers 473.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonjhara falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonjhara.

Sonjhara is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonjhara is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Waraseoni is about 13 km away. Wārāseonī is about 13 km away. Balaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabartola (2.7 km), Rampayli (3.2 km) and Rengajhari (3.9 km).

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

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