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About Soni Village

Soni is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 582 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.99 hectares hectares.

Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 252.99 hectares
Population 1,113
Male Population 582
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soni compares

By the 2011 count Soni is the 50th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 252.99 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 985.

Getting to Soni

Soni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Soni from other places

Soni lies about 20 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Malhargarh, about 4.7 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 Soni
Nearest railway station Malhargarh 4.7 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 20 km

Villages closest to Soni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soni village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 50th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Soni village has 582 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soni has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Soni covers 252.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soni falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soni is Malhargarh, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Soni.

Soni is about 20 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soni is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Malhargarh is about 4.7 km away. Mandsaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jetpura (under 2 km), Rupi (under 2 km) and Amarpura (under 2 km).

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

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