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About Sonawale Village

Sonawale is a mid sized village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 567 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonawale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonawale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 410502
Area (hectares) 396.69 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 567
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonawale compares

By the 2011 count Sonawale is the 102nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 396.69 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sonawale

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

Sonawale lies about 77 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Shelu, about 47 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 Sonawale
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 14 km
Nearest railway station Shelu 47 km
District headquarters Pune 77 km

Villages closest to Sonawale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonawale village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Sonawale village has 567 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonawale has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sonawale is 410502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonawale covers 396.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonawale falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonawale is Shelu, about 47 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 Sonawale.

Sonawale is about 77 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonawale is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 14 km away. Shelu is about 47 km away. Pune is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalewadi Tarf Minher (under 2 km), Ane (2.3 km) and Wanewadi (2.3 km).

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

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