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About Sonthi Village

Sonthi is a mid sized village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 871 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.66 hectares hectares.

Sonthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 678.66 hectares
Population 1,662
Male Population 871
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonthi compares

By the 2011 count Sonthi is the 20th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 678.66 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 906.

Getting to Sonthi

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

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 Sonthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthi village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 20th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Sonthi village has 871 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Sonthi covers 678.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonthi falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sonthi notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sonthi.

Sonthi is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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