# Sonapati Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Sonapati

Sonapati is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 242 households**, the 76th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 242households
- 63.5%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Sonapati PIN code and other codes

Sonapati falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525131

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

## How far is Sonapati from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)35 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 Sonapati?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapati; 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sonapati known for?

The main crops are **maize, jowar and jowar**. About 87% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Sonapati

Of every 100 households in Sonapati in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapati · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**23%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**77%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sonapati?

■ Sonapati · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**949

Working population ****56.2%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 114 (18%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Bamani1,194 people
- Mandara1,155 people
- Chanwai1,145 people
- Kewadi1,124 people
- Bijaripati1,103 people
- Ankushvihir1,097 people
- Amaliphali1,094 people
- Janiamba1,092 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapati from Nandurbar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapati?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapati in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapati?63.5% (Census 2011)