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About Sondhni Village

Sondhni is a small village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 143 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sondhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondhni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Pincode 476335
Area (hectares) 698 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 143
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sondhni compares

By the 2011 count Sondhni is the 86th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 698 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sondhni

Sondhni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sondhni as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sondhni from other places

Sondhni lies about 48 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 48 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 Sondhni
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 20 km
Nearest town Māngrol 48 km
District headquarters Sheopur 48 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 48 km

Villages closest to Sondhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondhni village had a population of 270. That makes it the 86th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Sondhni village has 143 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondhni has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sondhni is 476335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sondhni covers 698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sondhni falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sondhni is Sheopur Kalan, about 48 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sondhni.

Sondhni is about 48 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondhni is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 20 km away. Māngrol is about 48 km away. Sheopur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patoda (under 2 km), Kariyadeh (3.0 km) and Kurkuta (5.2 km).

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

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