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About Sonala Village

Sonala is a mid sized village in Hadgaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 327 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares.

Sonala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Hadgaon
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 327
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonala compares

By the 2011 count Sonala is the 114th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sonala

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

Sonala lies about 22 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Pathrad, about 16 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 Sonala
Nearest railway station Pathrad 16 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 20 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Hadgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Sonala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonala village had a population of 629. That makes it the 114th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents.

Sonala village has 327 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Sonala covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonala falls under Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonala is Pathrad, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sonala.

Sonala is about 22 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonala is in Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district. Pathrad is about 16 km away. Mudkhed is about 20 km away. Nanded is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rodgi (1.8 km), Nimgaon (2.3 km) and Chabhara (2.5 km).

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

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