# Sonwadi Bk. Village, Phaltan, Satara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/phaltan/sonwadi-bk/ Village · Phaltan, Satara # Sonwadi Bk. Sonwadi Bk. is a village in Phaltan sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,458 people in 269 households**, the 77th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 1,458people (2011) - 269households - 77.5%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Sonwadi Bk. PIN code and other codes Sonwadi Bk. falls in Phaltan sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPhaltan - Census village code563289 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? - Phaltan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Satara (district HQ)70 km by road - Phaltan (nearest town)5 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.? 13 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Niralwadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Phaltan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phaltan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 83% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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, 82 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonwadi Bk. · ■ Phaltan rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **78% Toilet within the home ****70%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **27% Tap water ****62%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **71% Use banking services ****62%** **78% Television ****56%** **52% Mobile phone ****61%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **14% Own their home ****93%** **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. · ■ Phaltan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **863 Working population ****41.3%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 71.1% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (18%) · **■** 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 Phaltan - Murum1,507 people - Kapashi1,499 people - Ghadgewadi1,493 people - Dattanagar1,471 people - Dalvadi1,455 people - Sherechiwadi1,256 people - Mulikwadi1,232 people - Mirewadi1,228 people [All 125 villages in Phaltan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/phaltan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonwadi Bk. from Satara?70 km by road - What is the population of Sonwadi Bk.?1,458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonwadi Bk. in?Satara district (Phaltan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonwadi Bk.?77.5% (Census 2011)