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About Sondo Village

Sondo is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 706 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares.

Sondo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondo village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 706
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sondo compares

By the 2011 count Sondo is the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sondo

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

Sondo lies about 32 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is New Pandarpawani, about 11 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 Sondo
Nearest railway station New Pandarpawani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 14 km
Nearest town Rājūra 14 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 32 km

Villages closest to Sondo

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 Sondo

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondo village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sondo village has 706 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondo has about 963 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 956.

Sondo covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sondo falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sondo is New Pandarpawani, about 11 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 Sondo.

Sondo is about 32 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondo is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. New Pandarpawani is about 11 km away. Rajura is about 14 km away. Rājūra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddheshwar (1.9 km), Sukadpalli (2.2 km) and Dewada (3.0 km).

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

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