# Sonale Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/sonale/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Sonale Sonale is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,448 people in 349 households**, the 74th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,448people (2011) - 349households - 84.3%literacy - 638females per 1,000 males ## Sonale PIN code and other codes Sonale falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552651 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonale from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thane (district HQ)18 km by road - Bhiwandi (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 Sonale? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Temghar Bhiwandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dha. Naka Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhadvad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sonale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Sonale Of every 100 households in Sonale in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Sonale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****54%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **46% Tap water ****86%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **52% Use banking services ****48%** **58% Television ****45%** **53% Mobile phone ****64%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **5% None of these assets ****23%** **23% Own their home ****52%** **80% 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 Sonale? ■ Sonale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****638** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **921 Working population ****51.9%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 73.9% for women. 69% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 523 (70%) · **■** Marginal 178 (24%) 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 Bhiwandi - Chimbipada1,488 people - Val1,487 people - Borpada1,476 people - Lap Bk.1,461 people - Sape1,443 people - Brahmangaon1,424 people - Khambale1,419 people - Sawad1,419 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonale from Thane?18 km by road - What is the population of Sonale?1,448 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonale in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonale?84.3% (Census 2011)