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About Sonda Village

Sonda is a mid sized village in Washim tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 961 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1100.96 hectares hectares.

Sonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Washim
Area (hectares) 1100.96 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 961
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonda compares

By the 2011 count Sonda is the 32nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,461 residents. Its 1100.96 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sonda

Sonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sonda from other places

Sonda lies about 23 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kannargoan Naka, about 16 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 Sonda
Nearest railway station Kannargoan Naka 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Washim 23 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 23 km

Villages closest to Sonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonda village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,461 residents.

Sonda village has 961 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonda has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Sonda covers 1100.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonda falls under Washim tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonda is Kannargoan Naka, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonda.

Sonda is about 23 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonda is in Washim tehsil of Washim district. Kannargoan Naka is about 16 km away. Washim is about 23 km away. Wāshīm is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghota (2.6 km), Sawali (3.2 km) and Shelu Bk (3.7 km).

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

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