# Sonavale Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/sonavale/ Village · Ambarnath, Thane # Sonavale Sonavale is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 126 households**, the 54th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 587people (2011) - 126households - 75.1%literacy - 773females per 1,000 males ## Sonavale PIN code and other codes Sonavale falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmbarnath - Census village code553057 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonavale from nearby towns? - Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thane (district HQ)50 km by road - Badlapur (nearest town)9 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 Sonavale? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonavale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badlapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Badlapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambarnath - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 tanks / ponds - 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 Sonavale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Sonavale Of every 100 households in Sonavale in 2011, 75 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonavale · ■ Ambarnath rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **92% Toilet within the home ****58%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **31% Tap water ****2%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **42% Use banking services ****39%** **57% Television ****26%** **62% Mobile phone ****44%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **18% Own their home ****89%** **76% 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 Sonavale? ■ Sonavale · ■ Ambarnath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****773** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **923 Working population ****33.0%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (31%) · **■** Marginal 74 (38%) 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 Ambarnath - Ambeshiv Kh624 people - Shil616 people - Shiravali600 people - Kakole597 people - Jambhilghar548 people - Dapivali516 people - Chirad515 people - Kumbharli487 people [All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonavale from Thane?50 km by road - What is the population of Sonavale?587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonavale in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonavale?75.1% (Census 2011)