About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 306 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Nagbhir
Area (hectares)	290 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	306
Female Population	300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 67th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sonapur

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

Sonapur lies about 66 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Mindala, 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 Sonapur
Nearest railway station	Mindala	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagbhir	15 km
Nearest town	Bramhapuri	32 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	66 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 606. That makes it the 67th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Sonapur village has 306 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Sonapur covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapur falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

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

Sonapur is about 66 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Mindala is about 15 km away. Nagbhir is about 15 km away. Bramhapuri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.