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About Sonavade Village

Sonavade is a large village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,092, made up of 1,012 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415415
Area (hectares) 683.13 hectares
Population 2,092
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonavade compares

By the 2011 count Sonavade is the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 683.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Sonavade

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

Sonavade lies about 76 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about 38 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 Sonavade
Nearest town Shahuwadi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 28 km
Nearest railway station Adavali 38 km
District headquarters Sangli 76 km

Villages closest to Sonavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonavade village had a population of 2,092. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Sonavade village has 1,012 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonavade has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Sonavade is 415415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonavade covers 683.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonavade falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonavade is Adavali, about 38 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 Sonavade.

Sonavade is about 76 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonavade is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shahuwadi is about 23 km away. Shirala is about 28 km away. Adavali is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arala (under 2 km), Yeslewadi (3.0 km) and Kharale (5.0 km).

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

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