# Sonwadi Bk. Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Paithan, Aurangabad 

# Sonwadi Bk.

Sonwadi Bk. is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 161 households**, the 112th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 793people (2011)
- 161households
- 66.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Sonwadi Bk. PIN code and other codes

Sonwadi Bk. falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPaithan
- Census village code549529

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

## How far is Sonwadi Bk. from nearby towns?

- Paithan (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)70 km by road
- Paithan (nearest town)30 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 Sonwadi Bk.?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwadi Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pachod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paithan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sonwadi Bk. known for?

About 65% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Sonwadi Bk.

Of every 100 households in Sonwadi Bk. in 2011, 64 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonwadi Bk. · ■ Paithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**76%

Tap water ****92%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****54%**

**61%

Television ****38%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sonwadi Bk.?

■ Sonwadi Bk. · ■ Paithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**867

Working population ****58.6%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 50.9% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 214 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (47%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Paithan

- Mayagaon851 people
- Parundi Tanda846 people
- Kawasan810 people
- Ghari806 people
- Mavasgavhan790 people
- Waghadi779 people
- Amrapur773 people
- Georai Kh.771 people

[All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonwadi Bk. from Aurangabad?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sonwadi Bk.?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwadi Bk. in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwadi Bk.?66.3% (Census 2011)