# Sonshiv Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Sonshiv

Sonshiv is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 171 households**, the 90th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 723people (2011)
- 171households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Sonshiv PIN code and other codes

Sonshiv falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552067

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

## How far is Sonshiv from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)43 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 Sonshiv?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonshiv; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Sonshiv known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Sonshiv

Of every 100 households in Sonshiv in 2011, 27 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonshiv · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**49%

Tap water ****45%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****37%**

**55%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****65%**

**41%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Sonshiv?

■ Sonshiv · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**968

Working population ****51.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 54.4% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (34%) · **■** Other work 39 (11%) · **■** Marginal 183 (50%)

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

- Sarshi755 people
- Savarkhand737 people
- Sonale Kh.732 people
- Khaire Tarf Wada725 people
- Harosale704 people
- Bramhangaon696 people
- Nichole689 people
- Shirsad685 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonshiv from Thane?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonshiv?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonshiv in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonshiv?64.4% (Census 2011)