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About Sonegaon Village

Sonegaon is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,435, made up of 707 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares.

Sonegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 1,435
Male Population 707
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonegaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonegaon is the 39th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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 5 - 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 39 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gobarwahi, about 9.7 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
Nearest railway station Gobarwahi 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 14 km
District headquarters Bhandara 39 km

Villages closest to Sonegaon

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.

Common questions about Sonegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonegaon village had a population of 1,435. That makes it the 39th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sonegaon village has 707 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonegaon has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Sonegaon covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonegaon falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonegaon is Gobarwahi, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance for Sonegaon.

Sonegaon is about 39 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 Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Gobarwahi is about 9.7 km away. Tumsar is about 14 km away. Bhandara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murali (1.6 km), Borgaon (1.8 km) and Dhanegaon (2.5 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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