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About Sonsal Village

Sonsal is a mid sized village in Kadegaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 641 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonsal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kadegaon
Pincode 415303
Area (hectares) 763.91 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 641
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonsal compares

By the 2011 count Sonsal is the 41st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 763.91 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sonsal

Sonsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonsal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonsal from other places

Sonsal lies about 50 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 4.3 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 Sonsal
Nearest railway station Shenoli 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadegaon 10 km
Nearest town Malkapur 13 km
District headquarters Sangli 50 km

Villages closest to Sonsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonsal village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 41st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Sonsal village has 641 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonsal has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sonsal is 415303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonsal covers 763.91 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.

Sonsal falls under Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonsal is Shenoli, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonsal.

Sonsal is about 50 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonsal is in Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district. Shenoli is about 4.3 km away. Kadegaon is about 10 km away. Malkapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirasgaon (under 2 km), Sonkire (3.6 km) and Padali (4.6 km).

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

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