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About Sonwadi Village

Sonwadi is a small village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 166 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Pincode 444103
Area (hectares) 347.31 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 166
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwadi compares

By the 2011 count Sonwadi is the 81st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 347.31 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 940.

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 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 Sonwadi from other places

Sonwadi lies about 49 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 9.5 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 Sonwadi
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 10 km
Nearest town Telhāra 10 km
District headquarters Akola 49 km

Villages closest to Sonwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Telhara 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 312. That makes it the 81st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Sonwadi village has 166 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwadi has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sonwadi is 444103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwadi covers 347.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonwadi falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonwadi is Hiwarkhed, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonwadi.

Sonwadi is about 49 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwadi is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Hiwarkhed is about 9.5 km away. Telhara is about 10 km away. Telhāra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saundala (1.9 km), Hingani Kh (2.2 km) and Hingani Bk (2.5 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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