About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a small village in Harsud tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 128 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.98 hectares hectares.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Tehsil	Harsud
Area (hectares)	639.98 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	128
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 639.98 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonpura as Available within 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 Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 45 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Barud, about 5.4 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 Sonpura
Nearest railway station	Barud	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harsud	6.4 km
Nearest town	Chhanerā	9.6 km
District headquarters	Khandwa	45 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 246. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Sonpura village has 128 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Sonpura covers 639.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpura falls under Harsud tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Barud, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 45 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Harsud tehsil of Khandwa district. Barud is about 5.4 km away. Harsud is about 6.4 km away. Chhanerā is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.