About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 336 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Sakoli
Pincode	441802
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	336
Female Population	318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpuri 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 Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 32 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, 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 Sonpuri
Tehsil headquarters	Sakoli	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sondad	15 km
Nearest town	Tirorā	32 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	32 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 654. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Sonpuri village has 336 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Sondad, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 32 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 5.6 km away. Sondad is about 15 km away. Tirorā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.