# Sonale Bk. Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/sonale-bk/ Village · Vada, Thane # Sonale Bk. Sonale Bk. is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 176 households**, the 85th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 782people (2011) - 176households - 74.7%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Sonale Bk. PIN code and other codes Sonale Bk. falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552154 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonale Bk. from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thane (district HQ)73 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)37 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 Bk.? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonale Bk.; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wada - ○Degree college10+ km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Bk. known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Bk. Of every 100 households in Sonale Bk. in 2011, 63 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonale Bk. · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **62% Toilet within the home ****55%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **49% Tap water ****49%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **74% Use banking services ****73%** **55% Television ****28%** **29% Mobile phone ****14%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****54%** **41% Own their home ****85%** **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 Sonale Bk.? ■ Sonale Bk. · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **968 Working population ****37.3%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 73 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (26%) · **■** Other work 52 (18%) · **■** Marginal 92 (32%) 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 Vada - Tilase859 people - Kharivali Tarf Poulbar855 people - Kuyalu844 people - Dahivali Kumbhiste799 people - Sarshi755 people - Savarkhand737 people - Sonale Kh.732 people - Khaire Tarf Wada725 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonale Bk. from Thane?73 km by road - What is the population of Sonale Bk.?782 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonale Bk. in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonale Bk.?74.7% (Census 2011)