Sonadah

Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R)

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Map of Janjgir-Champa district

Sonadah (सोनदह) is a village in tahsil Champa of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

Variants

• Sonada
• Sēṇāḍu (सेणाडु)/Sënâdu/Senadu (सेणाडु) mentioned in Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD).

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Sonania = Sonadah is a village in tahsil Champa of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh. Sēṇāḍu (सेणाडु)/Sënâdu/Senadu (सेणाडु) of Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD).

Location

It is situated 43km away from sub-district headquarter Champa (tehsildar office) and 53km away from district headquarter Janjgir. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Sonadah village is 436880. Sonadah village is located in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per 2009 stats, Sonadah village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 363.2 hectares.

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Sonadah is a Village in Bamhindih Tehsil in Janjgir-champa District of Chattisgarh State, India. It is located 25 KM towards South from District head quarters Janjgir. 23 KM from Bamhanidih. Bandabhara ( 3 KM ) , Parsadih ( 3 KM ) , Birra ( 3 KM ) , Arsiya ( 4 KM ) , Mukta ( 5 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Sonadah. Sonadah is surrounded by Bilaigarh Tehsil towards South , Bamhindih Tehsil towards North , Janjgir Tehsil towards North , Nawagarh Tehsil towards west.

History

Sënâdu/Senadu (सेणाडु) village mentioned in (V.39) of Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD) has been identified with Sonada, 15 miles to the east of Kharôd in the Janjgir tahsil.....(V.39) He (Gangâdhara) excavated at the village called Sēṇāḍu (सेणाडु) a very large lotus-pool, the blooming lotuses in which are kissed by swarms of lovely humming bees.