About Soni Village

Soni is a large village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,575, made up of 1,779 males and 1,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soni village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Pincode	441803
Area (hectares)	593.83 hectares
Population	3,575
Male Population	1,779
Female Population	1,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soni compares

By the 2011 count Soni is the 6th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 593.83 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Soni

Soni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soni 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 Soni from other places

Soni lies about 60 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arunnagar, about 6.3 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 Soni
Nearest railway station	Arunnagar	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	7.5 km
Nearest town	Desāīganj	8.5 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	60 km

Villages closest to Soni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soni village had a population of 3,575. That makes it the 6th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Soni village has 1,779 males and 1,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soni has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Soni is 441803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soni covers 593.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soni falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Soni is Arunnagar, about 6.3 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 Soni.

Soni is about 60 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soni is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Arunnagar is about 6.3 km away. Lakhandur is about 7.5 km away. Desāīganj is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.