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

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Sonala

Sonala is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 110 households**, the 98th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 426people (2011)
- 110households
- 88.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Sonala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530221

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?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)50 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town)6 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murtijapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hedan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 93% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 454 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, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonala · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**64%

Television ****68%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**934

Working population ****53.5%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.8% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (69%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Murtijapur

- Hendaj443 people
- Jitapur Nakat429 people
- Pimpal Shenda429 people
- Dapura427 people
- Jamthi Kh.424 people
- Rasulpur411 people
- Lonsana409 people
- Turkhed382 people

[All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonala from Akola?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonala?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonala in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonala?88.9% (Census 2011)