Sonhara, Balrampur, Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonhara


The village Sonhara is located in Balrampur Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Maheshpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Balrampur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Balrampur, which is about 6 kilometers away from Sonhara.

Travel and Communication for Sonhara


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonhara


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonhara is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sonhara is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonhara


As per available data from the year 2009, 827 persons live in 169 house holds in the village Sonhara. There are 415 female individuals and 412 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.18% and males constitute 49.82% of the total population.

There are 593 scheduled tribes persons of which 303 are females and 290 are males. Females constitute 51.1% and males constitute 48.9% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 71.7% of the total population.

Population density of Sonhara is 325.19 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonhara


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Total area of Sonhara is 254.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 143.7 ha. About 134.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 9.1 ha is irrigated area. About 0.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 8.9 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 33.94 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.74 ha is culturable waste land. About 3 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.22 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonhara


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Balrampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sonhara.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Sonhara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Balrampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Balrampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

Colleges in Sonhara


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Balrampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonhara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Rajpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sonhara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Sonhara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonhara


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Sonhara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonhara.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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