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About Sonhara Village

Sonhara is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 255 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.7 hectares hectares.

Sonhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 165.7 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 255
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonhara compares

By the 2011 count Sonhara is the 184th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 165.7 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sonhara

Sonhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonhara as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonhara from other places

Sonhara lies about 23 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Gondwali, about 15 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 Sonhara
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 14 km
Nearest railway station Gondwali 15 km
District headquarters Singrauli 23 km

Villages closest to Sonhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonhara village had a population of 524. That makes it the 184th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Sonhara village has 255 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonhara has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Sonhara covers 165.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonhara falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonhara is Gondwali, about 15 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 village for Sonhara.

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

Sonhara is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 14 km away. Gondwali is about 15 km away. Singrauli 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 Dala (1.9 km), Nawanagar (3.7 km) and Basaniya (4.4 km).

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

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