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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Rahatgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 380 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.17 hectares hectares.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rahatgarh
Area (hectares) 176.17 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 380
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 176.17 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

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 - 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 Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 49 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Sumreri, about 37 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
Nearest town Begamganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahatgarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Sumreri 37 km
District headquarters Sagar 49 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahatgarh 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 688. That makes it the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Sonpur village has 380 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Sonpur covers 176.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Sumreri, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 49 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 Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Begamganj is about 12 km away. Rahatgarh is about 16 km away. Sumreri 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 Hirankheda (2.3 km), Nivodiya (3.1 km) and Kenera (3.8 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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