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About Sonli Village

Sonli is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 151 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 129.21 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 151
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonli compares

By the 2011 count Sonli is the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 129.21 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 1076.

Getting to Sonli

Sonli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonli from other places

Sonli lies about 32 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 33 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 Sonli
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 12 km
District headquarters Nainital 32 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 32 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 33 km

Villages closest to Sonli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonli village had a population of 317. That makes it the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Sonli village has 151 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonli has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Sonli is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonli covers 129.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonli falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sonli is Ramnagar, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonli.

Sonli is about 32 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonli is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 12 km away. Nainital is about 32 km away. Naini Tāl is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naughar (6.8 km), Ranibagh (7.7 km) and Binkote (8.0 km).

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

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