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About Sonatangiri Village

Sonatangiri is a mid sized village in Pandapara tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 634 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758079, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonatangiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonatangiri village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Pandapara
Pincode 758079
Area (hectares) 517 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 634
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonatangiri compares

By the 2011 count Sonatangiri is the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 517 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Sonatangiri

Sonatangiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonatangiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonatangiri from other places

Sonatangiri lies about 20 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Naranpur, about 23 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 Sonatangiri
Tehsil headquarters Pandapara 20 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 20 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Naranpur 23 km

Villages closest to Sonatangiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatangiri village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Sonatangiri village has 634 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatangiri has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Sonatangiri is 758079. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatangiri covers 517 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonatangiri falls under Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sonatangiri is Naranpur, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonatangiri.

Sonatangiri is about 20 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonatangiri is in Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district. Pandapara is about 20 km away. Kendujhar is about 20 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagamunda (11 km), Suakati (12 km) and Balimundali (13 km).

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

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