About Sonala Village

Sonala is a large village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,433, made up of 1,749 males and 1,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1373.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Aurad
Pincode	585417
Area (hectares)	1373.55 hectares
Population	3,433
Male Population	1,749
Female Population	1,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonala compares

By the 2011 count Sonala is the 15th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 1373.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sonala

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

How far is Sonala from other places

Sonala lies about 48 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 4.5 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 Sonala
Nearest railway station	Kalagapura	4.5 km
Nearest town	Bhālki	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aurad	30 km
District headquarters	Bidar	48 km

Villages closest to Sonala

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

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Common questions about Sonala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonala village had a population of 3,433. That makes it the 15th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Sonala village has 1,749 males and 1,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonala has about 963 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Sonala is 585417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonala covers 1373.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonala falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sonala is Kalagapura, about 4.5 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 village for Sonala.

Sonala is about 48 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonala is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about 4.5 km away. Bhālki is about 15 km away. Aurad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.