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About Sonari Village

Sonari is a large village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,524 males and 1,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1423.94 hectares hectares.

Sonari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 1423.94 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,524
Female Population 1,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonari compares

By the 2011 count Sonari is the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 1423.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 892.

Getting to Sonari

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

Sonari lies about 68 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kem, about 26 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 Sonari
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 12 km
Nearest town Karmāla 24 km
Nearest railway station Kem 26 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 68 km

Villages closest to Sonari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonari village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Sonari village has 1,524 males and 1,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonari has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Sonari covers 1423.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonari falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonari is Kem, about 26 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 Sonari.

Sonari is about 68 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonari is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Paranda is about 12 km away. Karmāla is about 24 km away. Kem is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbheja (3.7 km), Mugaon (4.0 km) and Kandari (4.2 km).

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

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