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About Sonmau Kalan Village

Sonmau Kalan is a mid sized village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 302 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.85 hectares hectares.

Sonmau Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonmau Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 340.85 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 302
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonmau Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sonmau Kalan is the 49th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 340.85 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sonmau Kalan

Sonmau Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonmau Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonmau Kalan from other places

Sonmau Kalan lies about 76 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 24 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 Sonmau Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Raipura 19 km
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 24 km
Nearest town Hatta 37 km
District headquarters Panna 76 km

Villages closest to Sonmau Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raipura 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 Sonmau Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonmau Kalan village had a population of 559. That makes it the 49th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Sonmau Kalan village has 302 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonmau Kalan has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Sonmau Kalan covers 340.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonmau Kalan falls under Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonmau Kalan is Bakhleta, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Sonmau Kalan.

Sonmau Kalan is about 76 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonmau Kalan is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Raipura is about 19 km away. Bakhleta is about 24 km away. Hatta is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Kheda (2.9 km), Birampura (3.0 km) and Jhaladumri (3.1 km).

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

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