About Sonhar Village

Sonhar is a large village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,643, made up of 2,005 males and 1,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1591.89 hectares hectares.

Sonhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Narwar
Area (hectares)	1591.89 hectares
Population	3,643
Male Population	2,005
Female Population	1,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	817
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonhar compares

By the 2011 count Sonhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 1591.89 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Sonhar

Sonhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sonhar from other places

Sonhar lies about 37 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 37 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 Sonhar
Tehsil headquarters	Narwar	15 km
Nearest town	Karera	16 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	37 km
Nearest railway station	Indergarh	37 km

Villages closest to Sonhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhar village had a population of 3,643. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Sonhar village has 2,005 males and 1,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhar has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 836.

Sonhar covers 1591.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonhar falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonhar is Indergarh, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonhar.

Sonhar is about 37 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonhar is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 15 km away. Karera is about 16 km away. Shivpuri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.