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About Sonwadi Village

Sonwadi is a mid sized village in Gandevi tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,924, made up of 970 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwadi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Navsari
Tehsil Gandevi
Pincode 396350
Area (hectares) 168.33 hectares
Population 1,924
Male Population 970
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonwadi compares

By the 2011 count Sonwadi is the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 168.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sonwadi

Sonwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonwadi from other places

Sonwadi lies about 11 km from Navsari, and the nearest railway station is Ancheli, about 3.0 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 Sonwadi
Nearest railway station Ancheli 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandevi 5.3 km
Nearest town Abrama 7.0 km
District headquarters Navsari 11 km

Villages closest to Sonwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwadi village had a population of 1,924. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Sonwadi village has 970 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwadi has about 984 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Sonwadi is 396350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwadi covers 168.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonwadi falls under Gandevi tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sonwadi is Ancheli, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonwadi.

Sonwadi is about 11 km from Navsari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwadi is in Gandevi tehsil of Navsari district. Ancheli is about 3.0 km away. Gandevi is about 5.3 km away. Abrama is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachholi (1.8 km), Ancheli (3.5 km) and Amalsad (4.6 km).

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

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