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About Sonijawla Village

Sonijawla is a large village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,284 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089.69 hectares hectares.

Sonijawla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonijawla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Area (hectares) 1089.69 hectares
Population 2,387
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonijawla compares

By the 2011 count Sonijawla is the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 1089.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Sonijawla

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

Sonijawla lies about 50 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 35 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 Sonijawla
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 35 km
District headquarters Bid 50 km

Villages closest to Sonijawla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonijawla village had a population of 2,387. That makes it the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Sonijawla village has 1,284 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonijawla has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Sonijawla covers 1089.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonijawla falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonijawla is Kalamb Road, about 35 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 Sonijawla.

Sonijawla is about 50 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonijawla is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 5.6 km away. Kalamb Road is about 35 km away. Bid is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakephal (3.3 km), Bobdewadi (3.5 km) and Sarni Anandgaon (4.1 km).

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

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