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About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 571 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 893.77 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 893.77 hectares
Population 1,166
Male Population 571
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 893.77 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

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 <5 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 31 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 6.5 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 town Chāndur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 20 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 31 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sonapur village has 571 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Sonapur covers 893.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonapur falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Gadchandur, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 31 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 Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chāndur is about 6.2 km away. Gadchandur is about 6.5 km away. Rajura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendvi (2.7 km), Belampur (3.6 km) and Mangi Kh (4.0 km).

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

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