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About Sonala Village

Sonala is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 307 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.16 hectares hectares.

Sonala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 317.16 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 307
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonala compares

By the 2011 count Sonala is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 317.16 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sonala

Sonala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sonala from other places

Sonala lies about 23 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 15 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 Gandhi Smrak Road 15 km
Nearest town Telhāra 16 km
District headquarters Akola 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 27 km

Villages closest to Sonala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonala village had a population of 598. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Sonala village has 307 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonala has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Sonala covers 317.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonala falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonala is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonala.

Sonala is about 23 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 Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 15 km away. Telhāra is about 16 km away. Akola is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andura (2.2 km), Borgaon Vairale (3.1 km) and Hatrun (5.3 km).

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

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