# Soundari Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Soundari

Soundari is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 137 households**, the 19th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 638people (2011)
- 137households
- 73.6%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Soundari PIN code and other codes

Soundari falls in Mahabaleshwar sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code562992

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

## How far is Soundari from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)87 km by road
- Wai (nearest town)67 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 Soundari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Soundari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Taldev
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahabaleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Soundari known for?

About 75% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 347 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 Soundari

Of every 100 households in Soundari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Soundari · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**3%

Tap water ****79%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**67%

Use banking services ****62%**

**76%

Television ****31%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 Soundari?

■ Soundari · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**962

Working population ****56.7%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 60.6% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 67 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Mahabaleshwar

- Kaswand781 people
- Ambral703 people
- Gureghar666 people
- Pangari661 people
- Tapola621 people
- Umbari614 people
- Ghavari609 people
- Devali568 people

[All 111 villages in Mahabaleshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/mahabaleshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soundari from Satara?87 km by road
- What is the population of Soundari?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soundari in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Soundari?73.6% (Census 2011)