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About Sonaura Village

Sonaura is a large village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,641, made up of 1,369 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.59 hectares hectares.

Sonaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares) 568.59 hectares
Population 2,641
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaura compares

By the 2011 count Sonaura is the 12th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 568.59 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sonaura

Sonaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonaura as Available within village. 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 Sonaura from other places

Sonaura lies about 23 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 16 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 Sonaura
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Baghelan 12 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 16 km
District headquarters Satna 23 km

Villages closest to Sonaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 Sonaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaura village had a population of 2,641. That makes it the 12th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Sonaura village has 1,369 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaura has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Sonaura covers 568.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonaura falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonaura is Baghai Road, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Sonaura.

Sonaura is about 23 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaura is in Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Rampur Baghelan is about 12 km away. Baghai Road is about 16 km away. Satna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheriya Paipkhar (under 2 km), Kheriya Kothar (1.5 km) and Bhadari (2.0 km).

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

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