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About Sonigaon Village

Sonigaon is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 424 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664.4 hectares hectares.

Sonigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonigaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 664.4 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 424
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonigaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonigaon is the 120th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 664.4 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 999.

Getting to Sonigaon

Sonigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonigaon 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 Sonigaon from other places

Sonigaon lies about 42 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barchi Road, about 4.3 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 Sonigaon
Nearest railway station Barchi Road 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 16 km
District headquarters Betul 42 km

Villages closest to Sonigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonigaon village had a population of 810. That makes it the 120th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Sonigaon village has 424 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonigaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Sonigaon covers 664.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonigaon falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonigaon is Barchi Road, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonigaon.

Sonigaon is about 42 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonigaon is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Barchi Road is about 4.3 km away. Multai is about 16 km away. Betul is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanwada (2.5 km), Badiya Khapa (5.5 km) and Buyalkhapa (5.5 km).

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

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