About Sonala Village

Sonala is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 641 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Akola
Pincode	444102
Area (hectares)	728 hectares
Population	1,199
Male Population	641
Female Population	558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonala compares

By the 2011 count Sonala is the 58th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 728 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

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 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 Sonala from other places

Sonala lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 8.6 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	Borgaon	8.6 km
Nearest town	Umbri	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akola	18 km

Villages closest to Sonala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akola 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 1,199. That makes it the 58th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Sonala village has 641 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonala has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sonala is 444102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonala covers 728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonala falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonala is Borgaon, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Sonala.

Sonala is about 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonala is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 8.6 km away. Umbri is about 15 km away. Akola is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.