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About Sonthiya Village

Sonthiya is a mid sized village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 636 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.6 hectares hectares.

Sonthiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 755.6 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 636
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Sonthiya compares

By the 2011 count Sonthiya is the 46th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 755.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sonthiya

Sonthiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonthiya 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 Sonthiya from other places

Sonthiya lies about 63 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Pagdhal, about 28 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 Sonthiya
Tehsil headquarters Nasrullaganj 2.4 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Pagdhal 28 km
District headquarters Sehore 63 km

Villages closest to Sonthiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthiya village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 46th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Sonthiya village has 636 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthiya has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Sonthiya covers 755.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonthiya falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonthiya is Pagdhal, about 28 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 Sonthiya.

Sonthiya is about 63 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonthiya is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 2.4 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 2.4 km away. Pagdhal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rujan Khedi (2.9 km), Chich (3.4 km) and Borkhedi (3.8 km).

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

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