About Sonta Village

Sonta is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 447 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonta village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140702
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	447
Female Population	412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonta compares

By the 2011 count Sonta is the 132nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sonta

Sonta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sheikhupur, Shogalpur, Sialu and Sihri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonta

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonta village had a population of 859. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sonta village has 447 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonta has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sonta is 140702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonta covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonta falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Sonta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonta.

Sonta is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.