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About Sonpura Village

Sonpura is a small village in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 228 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306902
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 228
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonpura compares

By the 2011 count Sonpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1031.

Getting to Sonpura

Sonpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sonpura from other places

Sonpura lies about 76 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 3.6 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 Sonpura
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 4.8 km
District headquarters Pali 76 km

Villages closest to Sonpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpura village had a population of 417. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Sonpura village has 228 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpura has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sonpura is 306902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpura covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonpura falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sonpura is Jawai Bandh, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonpura.

Sonpura is about 76 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonpura is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Jawai Bandh is about 3.6 km away. Sumerpur is about 4.8 km away. Pali is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galthani (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Koliwara (3.6 km).

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

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