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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Rehli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 437 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.97 hectares hectares.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rehli
Area (hectares) 323.97 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 437
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 46th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 323.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 38 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 27 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 Rehli 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 27 km
District headquarters Sagar 38 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rehli 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 847. That makes it the 46th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sonpur village has 437 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Sonpur covers 323.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Girwar, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 38 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 Rehli tehsil of Sagar district. Rehli is about 9.1 km away. Girwar is about 27 km away. Sagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakari (under 2 km), Parasai Khurd (under 2 km) and Simaria Nadia (1.9 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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