INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Sonbhadra

Sonbhadra is a district in the Uttar_pradesh State of India. Total area of Sonbhadra is 6,905 km² including 6,779.57 km² rural area and 125.43 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Sonbhadra has a population of 18,62,559 peoples, out of which urban population is 3,14,342 while rural population is 15,48,217. The district has a population density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,33,174 houses in the district, including 62,352 urban houses and 2,70,822 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,391 villages in sonbhadra district.

The Sonbhadra district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Robertsganj is the largest tehsil in sonbhadra district by both area and population. Ghorawal is the smallest tehsil in sonbhadra district by both area and population. There are 3 tehsils in Sonbhadra district. Here is the list of all Sonbhadra Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Sonbhadra District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Dudhi2,6906,70,183
2Ghorawal8592,90,546
3Robertsganj3,3569,01,830

Population of Sonbhadra District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 15,48,217 3,14,342 18,62,559
Male Population 8,03,345 1,67,999 9,71,344
Female Population 7,44,872 1,46,343 8,91,215
Population Density 228 / km² 2,506 / km² 270 / km²

Households in Sonbhadra District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
2,70,822
62,352
3,33,174






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Sonbhadra
(सोनभद्र)
State / UT : Uttar_pradesh
Total Area : 6,905 km²
Total Population : 18,62,559
Density : 270/km²
Total Tehsils : 3
Total Villages : 1,391
Total PopulationVillages in Sonbhadra District
less Than 200231
200 - 499352
500 - 999373
1000 - 1999234
2000 - 4999166
5000 - 999927
10000 and above8





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.