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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a small village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 102 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.25 hectares hectares.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 197.25 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 102
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 152nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 197.25 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 893.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonpur as Available within <5 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 Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 29 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Dangidahar, about 20 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 Sonpur
Tehsil headquarters Banda 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dangidahar 20 km
District headquarters Sagar 29 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 194. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Sonpur village has 102 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Sonpur covers 197.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpur falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Dangidahar, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 29 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 3.4 km away. Dangidahar is about 20 km away. Sagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorai (under 2 km), Kanti (1.5 km) and Dilakhedi (1.8 km).

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

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