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About Sonna Village

Sonna is a large village in Parbhani tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 1,022 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125.77 hectares hectares.

Sonna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Parbhani
Area (hectares) 1125.77 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonna compares

By the 2011 count Sonna is the 42nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 1125.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sonna

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

Sonna lies about 9.3 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Pergaon, about 6.6 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 Sonna
Nearest railway station Pergaon 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Parbhani 9.3 km

Villages closest to Sonna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonna village had a population of 2,007. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Sonna village has 1,022 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonna has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Sonna covers 1125.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonna falls under Parbhani tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonna is Pergaon, about 6.6 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 Sonna.

Sonna is about 9.3 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonna is in Parbhani tehsil of Parbhani district. Pergaon is about 6.6 km away. Parbhani is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagapur (3.3 km), Ujalamba (3.7 km) and Jamb (3.8 km).

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

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