# Sonegaon Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Sonegaon

Sonegaon is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,435 people in 296 households**, the 42nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,435people (2011)
- 296households
- 81.1%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Sonegaon PIN code and other codes

Sonegaon falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536718

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

## How far is Sonegaon from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)16 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 Sonegaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonegaon; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sohora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhandara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sonegaon known for?

About 36% of the 606 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sonegaon

Of every 100 households in Sonegaon in 2011, 77 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonegaon · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**77%

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

**48%

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

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**30%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****19%**

**52%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonegaon?

■ Sonegaon · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**953

Working population ****38.5%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 75.7% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (72%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Tumsar

- Sakali1,542 people
- Chandpur1,534 people
- Chikhali1,529 people
- Tamaswadi1,481 people
- Mohagaon1,416 people
- Balapur Hamesha1,391 people
- Paraswada1,389 people
- Temani1,360 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonegaon from Bhandara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonegaon?1,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonegaon in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonegaon?81.1% (Census 2011)