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About Sonal Village

Sonal is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 217 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonal village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 306.91 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 217
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonal compares

By the 2011 count Sonal is the 42nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 306.91 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sonal

Sonal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonal from other places

Sonal lies about 22 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 22 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 Sonal
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Satari 22 km
District headquarters North Goa 22 km
Nearest town Ponda 24 km

Villages closest to Sonal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonal village had a population of 430. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Sonal village has 217 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonal has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sonal is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonal covers 306.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonal falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Sonal is Castle Rock, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonal.

Sonal is about 22 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonal is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Castle Rock is about 22 km away. Satari is about 22 km away. North Goa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Davem (1.9 km), Sanvordem (2.3 km) and Ustem (2.5 km).

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

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