# Sonarwada Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Sonarwada

Sonarwada is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416604**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 63 households**, the 112th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 269people (2011)
- 63households
- 82.1%literacy
- 416604PIN code

## Sonarwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonarwada is 416604.** Sonarwada falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416604
- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566620

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

## How far is Sonarwada from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)99 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)23 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 Sonarwada?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonarwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katta
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kadav
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oras
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sonarwada known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 18% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Sonarwada

Of every 100 households in Sonarwada in 2011, 92 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonarwada · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**6%

Tap water ****3%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****52%**

**63%

Television ****45%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonarwada?

■ Sonarwada · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**932

Working population ****46.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Malwan

- Palikadilwadi285 people
- Kunkavale278 people
- Aparadhwadi275 people
- Bandiwade Bk.272 people
- Magvane252 people
- Jamdul249 people
- Nagzar243 people
- Gavaliwadi232 people

[All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonarwada?416604
- How far is Sonarwada from Oras Bk.?99 km by road
- What is the population of Sonarwada?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarwada in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarwada?82.1% (Census 2011)