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About Sonarwada Village

Sonarwada is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 137 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416604
Area (hectares) 147.1 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 137
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarwada compares

By the 2011 count Sonarwada is the 112th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 147.1 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Sonarwada

Sonarwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonarwada as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sonarwada from other places

Sonarwada lies about 17 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 6.9 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 Sonarwada
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 17 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 30 km

Villages closest to Sonarwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarwada village had a population of 269. That makes it the 112th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Sonarwada village has 137 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarwada has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Sonarwada is 416604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarwada covers 147.1 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.

Sonarwada falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonarwada is Sindhudurg, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonarwada.

Sonarwada is about 17 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonarwada is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 6.9 km away. Malwan is about 17 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaonkarwada (under 2 km), Katta (under 2 km) and Teraiwadi (under 2 km).

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

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