Sonapur Tehsil - Sonepur, Odisha

Sonapur is an administrative tehsil in the Sonepur district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Sonapur is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Khalipali, while the nearest airport is Nuagaon Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 42.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 165 km², including 149.68 km² rural area and 15.13 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 955 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sonapur Tehsil

Sonapur Tehsil has a total of 164 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Ainlapali	Rural	Bisimunda
2	Anganadi	Rural	Lachhipur
3	Arjunpur	Rural	Hardokhol
4	Asurmunda	Rural	Lachhipur
5	Asurmundajungle	Rural	Lachhipur
6	Babupali	Rural	Kalapathar
7	Badajhinki	Rural	Janmura
8	Badbahali	Rural	Khari
9	Badipadia	Rural	Chhakormal
10	Bagbahali	Rural	Khari
11	Bagduli	Rural	Bisimunda
12	Baghapali	Rural	Kharjura
13	Bahirkhaman	Rural	Kharjura
14	Baidyanath	Rural	Hardokhol
15	Baiganjuri	Rural	Kalapathar
16	Bajikhol	Rural	Rengali
17	Baladi	Rural	Baladi
18	Baladi Jangle	Rural	Narayanpur
19	Balapur	Rural	Chhakormal
20	Balapurjungle	Rural	Chhakormal
21	Baldapali	Rural	Janmura
22	Baljuri	Rural	Hardokhol
23	Banbija(Bankbija)	Rural	Kalapathar
24	Bandhapali	Rural	Khari
25	Banktentuli	Rural	Rengali
26	Baslat	Rural	Chhakormal
27	Bhursapali	Rural	Lachhipur
28	Bisalpali	Rural	Rengali
29	Bisalpalijungle	Rural	Rengali
30	Biseswarpali	Rural	Chhakormal
31	Biseswarpalijungle	Rural	Chhakormal
32	Bisimunda	Rural	Bisimunda
33	Budelbahal	Rural	Baladi
34	Buromunda	Rural	Bisimunda
35	Chahatakhol	Rural	Chhakormal
36	Chandrapur	Rural	Rengali
37	Chaurasipur	Rural	Rengali
38	Chhakormal	Rural	Chhakormal
39	Chhakormal Jungle	Rural	Chhakormal
40	Chhatapipal	Rural	Hardokhol
41	Chuhanpali	Rural	Khari
42	Dabalanga Badajungle	Rural	Chhakormal
43	Dabapali	Rural	Lachhipur
44	Dablang	Rural	Chhakormal
45	Dablong Jungle	Rural	Chhakormal
46	Dahaja	Rural	Hardokhol
47	Deuli	Rural	Mallikmunda
48	Dhaurakhaman	Rural	Kalapathar
49	Dhubabahali	Rural	Janmura
50	Dhubamunda	Rural	Janmura
51	Dumerkhol	Rural	Chhakormal
52	Dunguripali	Rural	Bisimunda
53	Dunguripali	Rural	Janmura
54	Dunguripali	Rural	Charvata
55	Eswaripali(Khameswaripali)	Rural	Bisimunda
56	Gadia	Rural	Mallikmunda
57	Gailberna	Rural	Bisimunda
58	Gandabahali	Rural	Kalapathar
59	Gatarkela	Rural	Janmura
60	Gindladadar	Rural	Rengali
61	Govindapur	Rural	Khaliapali
62	Govindapurjungle	Rural	Mayurudan
63	Gurandipali	Rural	Lachhipur
64	Haladipali	Rural	Janmura
65	Haradkhol	Rural	Hardokhol
66	Jaganathpali	Rural	Bisimunda
67	Jamdadar	Rural	Narayanpur
68	Jamkhol	Rural	Rengali
69	Jamkholjungle	Rural	Mayurudan
70	Jampali	Rural	Kalapathar
71	Janmura	Rural	Janmura
72	Jhankarpali	Rural	Rengali
73	Jharpada	Rural	Kalapathar
74	Jhilimunda	Rural	Rengali
75	Kabattalai	Rural	Kalapathar
76	Kadalibhag	Rural	Kharjura
77	Kainful	Rural	Mayurudan
78	Kalapathar	Rural	Kalapathar
79	Kalapathar Jungal	Rural	Kalapathar
80	Karlakhaman	Rural	Mayurudan
81	Kasurpali	Rural	Mallikmunda
82	Kendumunda	Rural	Mallikmunda
83	Khairtikira	Rural	Mayurudan
84	Khaliapali	Rural	Khaliapali
85	Khaliapali	Rural	Kalapathar
86	Khari	Rural	Khari
87	Kharjhura	Rural	Kharjura
88	Kharjhura Jungal	Rural	Khari
89	Khemundiamunda	Rural	Rengali
90	Kirtipur	Rural	Mayurudan
91	Kirtipur Jangle	Rural	Rengali
92	Kudadera	Rural	Rengali
93	Kudopali	Rural	Khaliapali
94	Kudopalijungle	Rural	Rengali
95	Kulipali	Rural	Hardokhol
96	Kustapali	Rural	Kalapathar
97	Kutsira	Rural	Tulunda
98	Lachhipur	Rural	Lachhipur
99	Lakarma	Rural	Hardokhol
100	Luhurapali	Rural	Rengali
101	Luhurapalijungle	Rural	Rengali
102	Lupursingha	Rural	Lachhipur
103	Madhupur	Rural	Kalapathar
104	Mahanadi (Kha)	Rural	Kalapathar
105	Mahul Khunt	Rural	Kharjura
106	Mahule	Rural	Kharjura
107	Mahule Jungal	Rural	Khari
108	Majhi Fabsi	Rural	Khari
109	Majhimunda	Rural	Hardokhol
110	Majhimunda	Rural	Bandhapali
111	Majhipali	Rural	Khari
112	Malisirgidi	Rural	Narayanpur
113	Mallikmunda	Rural	Mallikmunda
114	Matiapali	Rural	Chhakormal
115	Matiapali Jungle	Rural	Chhakormal
116	Matikod	Rural	Baladi
117	Mayurudan	Rural	Mayurudan
118	Medinipali	Rural	Mallikmunda
119	Mukundapur	Rural	Baladi
120	Nagapali(Or) Thapapali	Rural	Mayurudan
121	Naikenpalli	Rural	Baladi
122	Nandanmal	Rural	Kalapathar
123	Nandanmal Jungle	Rural	Kalapathar
124	Narayanpur	Rural	Narayanpur
125	Narsing Garh	Rural	Hardokhol
126	Pandakital	Rural	Khaliapali
127	Pandkital Jungle	Rural	Khaliapali
128	Pansiali	Rural	Kalapathar
129	Patayatpali	Rural	Narayanpur
130	Pipilipali	Rural	Janmura
131	Pipilipali	Rural	Beheramal
132	Pratappur	Rural	Kalapathar
133	Raipali	Rural	Rengali
134	Rengali	Rural	Rengali
135	Rengalijungle	Rural	Rengali
136	Rugudipali	Rural	Mayurudan
137	Rupali Or Chhepapali	Rural	Hardokhol
138	Sagarpali	Rural	Mallikmunda
139	Sahajpita	Rural	Hardokhol
140	Saharapali	Rural	Rengali
141	Salepali	Rural	Baladi
142	Samiabhag	Rural	Bisimunda
143	Sanfabsi	Rural	Hardokhol
144	Sanjhinki	Rural	Janmura
145	Sankadalipali	Rural	Narayanpur
146	Sankhachol	Rural	Narayanpur
147	Sankhachol Jangle	Rural	Narayanpur
148	Saradhapali	Rural	Kalapathar
149	Sargunamunda	Rural	Mayurudan
150	Sargunamunda Jungle	Rural	Mayurudan
151	Sialjhuli	Rural	Kharjura
152	Singbahali	Rural	Narayanpur
153	Singhari	Rural	Janmura
154	Singhjuri	Rural	Chhakormal
155	Singhjuri Jungle	Rural	Chhakormal
156	Sonepur Town Unit No. 1	Unmapped	Not applicable
157	Sonepur Town Unit No. 2	Unmapped	Not applicable
158	Sonepur Town Unit No. 3	Unmapped	Not applicable
159	Sonepur Town Unit No. 4	Unmapped	Not applicable
160	Suktelnadi	Rural	Baladi
161	Taraikela	Rural	Khari
162	Telnadi (Ka)	Rural	Charvata
163	Telnadi(Kha)	Rural	Hardokhol
164	Uparfabsi	Rural	Khari

Population of Sonapur Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Sonapur Tehsil has a total population of 60,455 people, consisting of 30,912 males and 29,543 females. There are 14,217 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 367 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	60,455	39,685	20,770
Male Population	30,912	20,203	10,709
Female Population	29,543	19,482	10,061
Total Households	14,217	9,372	4,845
Population Density	367 / km²	265 / km²	1,373 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 41,866 literate people and 7,358 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 15,685 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,890 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	7,358	5,260	2,098
Literate Population	41,866	25,344	16,522
Illiterate Population	18,589	14,341	4,248
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	15,685	10,250	5,435
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,890	2,348	542

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Sonapur (सोनपुर)
District	Sonepur
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Khalipali
Total Area	165 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	955
Total Population (2011)	60,455
Density	367/km²
Total Villages	164

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