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About Sonegaon Village

Sonegaon is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 338 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.66 hectares hectares.

Sonegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 492.66 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 338
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Sonegaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonegaon is the 72nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 492.66 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sonegaon

Sonegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonegaon 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 Sonegaon from other places

Sonegaon lies about 62 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 34 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 Chimur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 34 km
Nearest town Umred 38 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 62 km

Villages closest to Sonegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chimur 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 665. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Sonegaon village has 338 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonegaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Sonegaon covers 492.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonegaon falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonegaon is Tempa, about 34 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 Sonegaon.

Sonegaon is about 62 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonegaon is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 4.1 km away. Tempa is about 34 km away. Umred is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonegaon Begde (under 2 km), Shedegaon (under 2 km) and Chichala Manusmari (1.9 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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