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About Sonarwadi Village

Sonarwadi is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 442 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416509
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 442
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Sonarwadi is the 85th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Sonarwadi

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

Sonarwadi lies about 80 km from Kolhapur. 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 Sonarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 13 km
Nearest town Belagavi 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 80 km

Villages closest to Sonarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarwadi village had a population of 884. That makes it the 85th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Sonarwadi village has 442 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarwadi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Sonarwadi is 416509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarwadi covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonarwadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sonarwadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonarwadi.

Sonarwadi is about 80 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonarwadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 13 km away. Belagavi is about 27 km away. Kolhapur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugali (under 2 km), Porewadi (2.7 km) and Amroli (3.3 km).

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

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