About Sonappadi Village

Sonappadi is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 218 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonappadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonappadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636602
Area (hectares)	69.28 hectares
Population	452
Male Population	218
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonappadi compares

By the 2011 count Sonappadi is the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 69.28 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sonappadi

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

Sonappadi lies about 17 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 5.7 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 Sonappadi
Nearest railway station	Danishpet	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	7.1 km
District headquarters	Salem	17 km

Villages closest to Sonappadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonappadi village had a population of 452. That makes it the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Sonappadi village has 218 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonappadi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sonappadi is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonappadi covers 69.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonappadi falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sonappadi is Danishpet, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance for Sonappadi.

Sonappadi is about 17 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonappadi is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Danishpet is about 5.7 km away. Yercaud is about 7.1 km away. Salem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.