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About Sonapur Deshpande Village

Sonapur Deshpande is a mid sized village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 683 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 989.4 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Deshpande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur Deshpande village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 989.4 hectares
Population 1,366
Male Population 683
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur Deshpande compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur Deshpande is the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 989.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sonapur Deshpande

Sonapur Deshpande is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonapur Deshpande as Available within village. 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 Sonapur Deshpande from other places

Sonapur Deshpande lies about 40 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kelzar, about 19 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 Sonapur Deshpande
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri 14 km
Nearest railway station Kelzar 19 km
Nearest town Mūl 26 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 40 km

Villages closest to Sonapur Deshpande

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gondpipri 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 Sonapur Deshpande

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur Deshpande village had a population of 1,366. That makes it the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Sonapur Deshpande village has 683 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur Deshpande has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Sonapur Deshpande covers 989.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonapur Deshpande falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur Deshpande is Kelzar, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonapur Deshpande.

Sonapur Deshpande is about 40 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur Deshpande is in Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondpipri is about 14 km away. Kelzar is about 19 km away. Mūl is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Navegaon (3.7 km), Chak Wedgaon (3.7 km) and Tekoda (4.7 km).

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

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