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About Sonartola Village

Sonartola is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 294 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonartola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonartola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 294
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonartola compares

By the 2011 count Sonartola is the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sonartola

The census records public bus service for Sonartola 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonartola from other places

Sonartola lies about 33 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 3.4 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 Sonartola
Nearest railway station Salekasa 3.4 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 33 km
District headquarters Gondiya 33 km

Villages closest to Sonartola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonartola village had a population of 569. That makes it the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Sonartola village has 294 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonartola has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sonartola is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonartola covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonartola falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonartola is Salekasa, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sonartola.

Sonartola is about 33 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonartola is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 3.4 km away. Dongargarh is about 33 km away. Gondiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodal Bodi (under 2 km), Girola (under 2 km) and Bhadipar (1.6 km).

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

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