About Sondya Village

Sondya is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 443 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.79 hectares hectares.

Sondya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sondya village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Tumsar
Area (hectares)	398.79 hectares
Population	890
Male Population	443
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sondya compares

By the 2011 count Sondya is the 71st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 398.79 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sondya

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

Sondya lies about 46 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gobarwahi, about 14 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 Sondya
Nearest railway station	Gobarwahi	14 km
Nearest town	Tirorā	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tumsar	21 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	46 km

Villages closest to Sondya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sondya village had a population of 890. That makes it the 71st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sondya village has 443 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sondya has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Sondya covers 398.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sondya falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sondya is Gobarwahi, about 14 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 Sondya.

Sondya is about 46 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sondya is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Gobarwahi is about 14 km away. Tirorā is about 16 km away. Tumsar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.