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About Sonwadi Village

Sonwadi is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 437 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Pincode 431702
Area (hectares) 243.87 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 437
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonwadi compares

By the 2011 count Sonwadi is the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 243.87 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 939.

Getting to Sonwadi

Sonwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonwadi from other places

Sonwadi lies about 20 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Sirli, about 4.5 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 Sonwadi
Nearest railway station Sirli 4.5 km
Nearest town Kalamnūri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 20 km
District headquarters Hingoli 20 km

Villages closest to Sonwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwadi village had a population of 824. That makes it the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Sonwadi village has 437 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwadi has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Sonwadi is 431702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwadi covers 243.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonwadi falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonwadi is Sirli, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sonwadi.

Sonwadi is about 20 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwadi is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Sirli is about 4.5 km away. Kalamnūri is about 18 km away. Aundha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdari (2.0 km), Tembhurdara (3.2 km) and Amdari (3.4 km).

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

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