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About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a small village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 48 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.15 hectares hectares.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 181.15 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 48
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 181.15 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sonpuri

Sonpuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonpuri as Available within <5 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 Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 29 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mitewani, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Mitewani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 13 km
District headquarters Bhandara 29 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 88. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sonpuri village has 48 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Sonpuri covers 181.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpuri falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonpuri is Mitewani, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 29 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 Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Mitewani is about 10 km away. Tumsar is about 13 km away. Bhandara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaimukh (under 2 km), Lohara (1.6 km) and Sorna (2.5 km).

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

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