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About Sonuna Village

Sonuna is a small village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 194 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.93 hectares hectares.

Sonuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonuna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 502.93 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 194
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonuna compares

By the 2011 count Sonuna is the 74th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 502.93 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Sonuna

Sonuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonuna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sonuna from other places

Sonuna lies about 50 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 29 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 Sonuna
Tehsil headquarters Patur 23 km
Nearest town Pātūr 23 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 29 km
District headquarters Akola 50 km

Villages closest to Sonuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonuna village had a population of 394. That makes it the 74th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Sonuna village has 194 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonuna has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Sonuna covers 502.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonuna falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonuna is Jaulka, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Sonuna.

Sonuna is about 50 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonuna is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 23 km away. Pātūr is about 23 km away. Jaulka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasali (7.1 km), Navegaon (7.2 km) and Andhar Sangvi (7.2 km).

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

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