# Sonavede Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Sonavede

Sonavede is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 231 households**, the 82nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 820people (2011)
- 231households
- 83.1%literacy
- 1,271females per 1,000 males

## Sonavede PIN code and other codes

Sonavede falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565776

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

## How far is Sonavede from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)57 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)57 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 Sonavede?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonavede; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devrukha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Devrukha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sangameshawar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Sonavede known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Sonavede

Of every 100 households in Sonavede in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonavede · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****25%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**51%

Television ****31%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Sonavede?

■ Sonavede · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1271**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**957

Working population ****60.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 75.1% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 303 (61%)

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 Sangameshwar

- Vanzole879 people
- Vighravali871 people
- Dingni858 people
- Parsharamwadi849 people
- Asurde814 people
- Murshi811 people
- Kond Bhujbalrao810 people
- Tivare Tarf Devale809 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonavede from Ratnagiri?57 km by road
- What is the population of Sonavede?820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonavede in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonavede?83.1% (Census 2011)