About Sonallur Village

Sonallur is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 419 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonallur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603127
Area (hectares)	595.31 hectares
Population	852
Male Population	419
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Sonallur compares

By the 2011 count Sonallur is the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 595.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sonallur

Sonallur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonallur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonallur from other places

Sonallur lies about 54 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Otivakkam, about 16 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 Sonallur
Nearest town	Tirukkalikkunram	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Otivakkam	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	20 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	54 km

Villages closest to Sonallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonallur village had a population of 852. That makes it the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sonallur village has 419 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonallur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sonallur is 603127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonallur covers 595.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonallur falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sonallur is Otivakkam, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Sonallur.

Sonallur is about 54 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonallur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 7.6 km away. Otivakkam is about 16 km away. Chengalpattu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.