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About Sonegaon Village

Sonegaon is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 455 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.38 hectares hectares.

Sonegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 316.38 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 455
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonegaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonegaon is the 47th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 316.38 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Sonegaon

Sonegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonegaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonegaon from other places

Sonegaon lies about 31 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 16 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 Sonegaon
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 12 km
Nearest town Pawni 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 16 km
District headquarters Bhandara 31 km

Villages closest to Sonegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonegaon village had a population of 961. That makes it the 47th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Sonegaon village has 455 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonegaon has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Sonegaon covers 316.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonegaon falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonegaon is Bhiwapur, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sonegaon.

Sonegaon is about 31 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonegaon is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 12 km away. Pawni is about 12 km away. Bhiwapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mendha (2.0 km), Gose Bk (2.8 km) and Gose Kh (2.8 km).

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

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