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About Soniyana Village

Soniyana is a mid sized village in Jiran tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 482 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.52 hectares hectares.

Soniyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soniyana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Jiran
Area (hectares) 529.52 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 482
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Soniyana compares

By the 2011 count Soniyana is the 20th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 529.52 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Soniyana

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

Soniyana lies about 39 km from Neemuch, and the nearest railway station is Jamuniya Kalan, about 6.1 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 Soniyana
Nearest railway station Jamuniya Kalan 6.1 km
Nearest town Nimach 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiran 11 km
District headquarters Neemuch 39 km

Villages closest to Soniyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soniyana village had a population of 944. That makes it the 20th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Soniyana village has 482 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soniyana has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Soniyana covers 529.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soniyana falls under Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soniyana is Jamuniya Kalan, about 6.1 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 Soniyana.

Soniyana is about 39 km from Neemuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soniyana is in Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district. Jamuniya Kalan is about 6.1 km away. Nimach is about 8.2 km away. Jiran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahudiya (1.9 km), Gwaldeviya (2.0 km) and Aspura (2.2 km).

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

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