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About Sontalai Village

Sontalai is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 567 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.82 hectares hectares.

Sontalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontalai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 419.82 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 567
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sontalai compares

By the 2011 count Sontalai is the 45th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 419.82 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 992.

Getting to Sontalai

Sontalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sontalai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sontalai from other places

Sontalai lies about 35 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jambara, about 2.3 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 Sontalai
Nearest railway station Jambara 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 12 km
District headquarters Betul 35 km

Villages closest to Sontalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontalai village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 45th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Sontalai village has 567 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontalai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Sontalai covers 419.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sontalai falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sontalai is Jambara, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sontalai.

Sontalai is about 35 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sontalai is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Jambara is about 2.3 km away. Amla is about 12 km away. Betul is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bopalwari (1.9 km), Jambadi Khurd (2.4 km) and Hardoli (2.5 km).

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

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