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About Sonpeth Village

Sonpeth is a small village in Kinwat tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 233 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Sonpeth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpeth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kinwat
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 233
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpeth compares

By the 2011 count Sonpeth is the 142nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sonpeth

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

Sonpeth lies about 80 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Sahasrakund, about 6.1 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 Sonpeth
Nearest railway station Sahasrakund 6.1 km
Nearest town Bhaisa 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kinwat 34 km
District headquarters Nanded 80 km

Villages closest to Sonpeth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpeth village had a population of 467. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents.

Sonpeth village has 233 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpeth has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Sonpeth covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonpeth falls under Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonpeth is Sahasrakund, about 6.1 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 Sonpeth.

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

Sonpeth is in Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district. Sahasrakund is about 6.1 km away. Bhaisa is about 29 km away. Kinwat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kupti Bk (under 2 km), Sonwadi (1.9 km) and Lokhandwadi (2.2 km).

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

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