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About Sonuna Village

Sonuna is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 351 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.71 hectares hectares.

Sonuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonuna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 663.71 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 351
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonuna compares

By the 2011 count Sonuna is the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 663.71 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sonuna

Sonuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonuna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sonuna from other places

Sonuna lies about 80 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 51 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 Sonuna
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 12 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 51 km
District headquarters Buldana 80 km

Villages closest to Sonuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonuna village had a population of 687. That makes it the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Sonuna village has 351 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonuna has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Sonuna covers 663.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonuna falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonuna is Kekatumar, about 51 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonuna.

Sonuna is about 80 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonuna is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 12 km away. Kekatumar is about 51 km away. Buldana is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulgaon Waisa (2.8 km), Wadhav (3.1 km) and Shivni Jat (3.3 km).

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

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