# Sonala Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Balapur, Akola 

# Sonala

Sonala is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 135 households**, the 61st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 598people (2011)
- 135households
- 75.9%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Sonala PIN code and other codes

Sonala falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBalapur
- Census village code529891

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonala from nearby towns?

- Balapur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)40 km by road
- Balapur (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Andura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonala known for?

About 86% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonala

Of every 100 households in Sonala in 2011, 51 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonala · ■ Balapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****65%**

**55%

Television ****28%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonala?

■ Sonala · ■ Balapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**929

Working population ****67.6%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 312 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (22%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balapur

- Kalamba Kh663 people
- Kupata657 people
- Pimpalgaon639 people
- Khirpuri Kh.604 people
- Nimbi580 people
- Dagadkhed571 people
- Hingana Shelad570 people
- Ural Kh.569 people

[All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonala from Akola?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonala?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonala in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonala?75.9% (Census 2011)