About Sonke Village

Sonke is a large village in Pandharpur tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,463, made up of 1,803 males and 1,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonke village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Pandharpur
Pincode	413304
Area (hectares)	1150 hectares
Population	3,463
Male Population	1,803
Female Population	1,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonke compares

By the 2011 count Sonke is the 34th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents. Its 1150 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sonke

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

Sonke lies about 75 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Bohali, about 8.3 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 Sonke
Nearest railway station	Bohali	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandharpur	15 km
District headquarters	Solapur	75 km

Villages closest to Sonke

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

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Common questions about Sonke

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonke village had a population of 3,463. That makes it the 34th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents.

Sonke village has 1,803 males and 1,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonke has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sonke is 413304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonke covers 1150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonke falls under Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonke is Bohali, about 8.3 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 Sonke.

Sonke is about 75 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonke is in Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district. Bohali is about 8.3 km away. Pandharpur is about 15 km away. Solapur is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.