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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 268 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.07 hectares hectares.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 411.07 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 268
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 75th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 411.07 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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 50 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 50 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 Kesli 6.8 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 27 km
District headquarters Sagar 50 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 50 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kesli 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 537. That makes it the 75th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Sonpur village has 268 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Sonpur covers 411.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Ratona, about 50 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 50 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 Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 6.8 km away. Deori Khās is about 27 km away. Sagar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarha (under 2 km), Bedar Deori (1.8 km) and Bankori (2.1 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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