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About Sonwad Bk Village

Sonwad Bk is a large village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,769, made up of 1,465 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonwad Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonwad Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Pincode 425105
Area (hectares) 822.7 hectares
Population 2,769
Male Population 1,465
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonwad Bk compares

By the 2011 count Sonwad Bk is the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 822.7 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, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sonwad Bk

Sonwad Bk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonwad Bk as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonwad Bk from other places

Sonwad Bk lies about 24 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, about 5.9 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 Sonwad Bk
Nearest railway station Chavalkhede 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 10 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Sonwad Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharangaon 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 Sonwad Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonwad Bk village had a population of 2,769. That makes it the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Sonwad Bk village has 1,465 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonwad Bk has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sonwad Bk is 425105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonwad Bk covers 822.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonwad Bk falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonwad Bk is Chavalkhede, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonwad Bk.

Sonwad Bk is about 24 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonwad Bk is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chavalkhede is about 5.9 km away. Dharangaon is about 10 km away. Jalgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonwad Kh (under 2 km), Tarde Kh (1.5 km) and Ahire Kh (1.8 km).

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

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