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About Sonurli Village

Sonurli is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 508 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654 hectares hectares.

Sonurli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonurli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 654 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 508
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonurli compares

By the 2011 count Sonurli is the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 654 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 956.

Getting to Sonurli

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

Sonurli lies about 22 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 13 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 Sonurli
Nearest town Ghugus 10 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 13 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 27 km

Villages closest to Sonurli

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 Sonurli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonurli village had a population of 953. That makes it the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sonurli village has 508 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonurli has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Sonurli covers 654 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonurli falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonurli is Gadchandur, about 13 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 Sonurli.

Sonurli is about 22 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonurli is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ghugus is about 10 km away. Gadchandur is about 13 km away. Chandrapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawathala (6.7 km), Wangi (8.6 km) and Kinebodi (9.6 km).

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

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