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About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a small village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 54 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Pincode 441106
Area (hectares) 113.84 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 54
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 113.84 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 961.

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 - 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 Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 42 km from Nagpur. 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 Ramtek 4.7 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 4.7 km
District headquarters Nagpur 42 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramtek 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 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Sonpur village has 54 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sonpur is 441106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 113.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpur falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sonpur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 42 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpur is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Ramtek is about 4.7 km away. Rāmtek is about 4.7 km away. Nagpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindkapar (under 2 km), Pindkapur (under 2 km) and Dongri (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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