About Sonpuri Village

Sonpuri is a large village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,216 males and 1,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpuri village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondiya
Tehsil	Salekasa
Pincode	441916
Area (hectares)	718.25 hectares
Population	2,413
Male Population	1,216
Female Population	1,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonpuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 718.25 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sonpuri

Sonpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpuri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonpuri from other places

Sonpuri lies about 34 km from Gondiya. 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 Sonpuri
Tehsil headquarters	Salekasa	6.4 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	32 km
District headquarters	Gondiya	34 km

Villages closest to Sonpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpuri village had a population of 2,413. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Sonpuri village has 1,216 males and 1,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpuri has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sonpuri is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpuri covers 718.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpuri falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sonpuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonpuri.

Sonpuri is about 34 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpuri is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 6.4 km away. Dongargarh is about 32 km away. Gondiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.