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About Sonegaon Village

Sonegaon is a small village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 19 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.85 hectares hectares.

Sonegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 212.85 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 19
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonegaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonegaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 212.85 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 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 11 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 8.5 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 Hirdamali 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 11 km
District headquarters Gondiya 11 km
Nearest town Gondiā 11 km

Villages closest to Sonegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Sonegaon village has 19 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonegaon has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Sonegaon covers 212.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonegaon falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonegaon is Hirdamali, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance for Sonegaon.

Sonegaon is about 11 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonegaon is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 8.5 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 11 km away. Gondiya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morgaon (under 2 km), Pathari (5.9 km) and Surgaon (6.1 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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