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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 266 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.81 hectares hectares.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 477.81 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 266
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 477.81 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Sonpur

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

Sonpur lies about 75 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 42 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 Sonpur
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 42 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 50 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 75 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 543. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Sonpur village has 266 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1056.

Sonpur covers 477.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpur falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Dewalgaon, about 42 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 Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 75 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 3.5 km away. Dewalgaon is about 42 km away. Desāīganj is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanpur (under 2 km), Jambhali (under 2 km) and Surwahi (under 2 km).

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

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