Skip to main content

About Sonthia Village

Sonthia is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 253 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.22 hectares hectares.

Sonthia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthia village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 243.22 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 253
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonthia compares

By the 2011 count Sonthia is the 80th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 243.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sonthia

Sonthia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonthia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonthia from other places

Sonthia lies about 23 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kiratgarh, about 2.8 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 Sonthia
Nearest railway station Kiratgarh 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 8.0 km
Nearest town Itārsi 8.0 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 23 km

Villages closest to Sonthia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthia village had a population of 485. That makes it the 80th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Sonthia village has 253 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthia has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Sonthia covers 243.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonthia falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonthia is Kiratgarh, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sonthia is about 23 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonthia is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Kiratgarh is about 2.8 km away. Itarsi is about 8.0 km away. Itārsi is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temla Khurd (under 2 km), Pipaldhana (1.6 km) and Babaikhurd (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All