About Sonwari Village

Sonwari is one of the larger villages in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,105, made up of 4,282 males and 3,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1387.53 hectares hectares.

Sonwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwari village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Maihar
Area (hectares)	1387.53 hectares
Population	8,105
Male Population	4,282
Female Population	3,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonwari compares

By the 2011 count Sonwari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 1387.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 947.

Getting to Sonwari

Sonwari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonwari from other places

Sonwari lies about 39 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 4.4 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 Sonwari
Nearest railway station	Maihar	4.4 km
District headquarters	Satna	39 km

Villages closest to Sonwari

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

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Common questions about Sonwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwari village had a population of 8,105. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Sonwari village has 4,282 males and 3,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwari has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Sonwari covers 1387.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonwari falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonwari is Maihar, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonwari.

Sonwari is about 39 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwari is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 4.4 km away. Satna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.