Village · Malegaon, Washim # Sonala Sonala is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,075 people in 241 households, the 64th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,075 people (2011) - 241 households - 88.3% literacy - 831 females per 1,000 males ## Sonala PIN code and other codes Sonala falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Malegaon - Census village code 530622 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sonala from nearby towns? - Malegaon (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Washim (district HQ) 20 km by road - Mangrulpir (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sonala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kinhiraja - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Washim - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Washim - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonala known for? About 40% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sonala Of every 100 households in Sonala in 2011, 68 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonala · ■ Malegaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 75% - Toilet within the home 20% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 76% - Tap water 12% 33% - Drinking water within premises 19% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 90% - Use banking services 73% 59% - Television 30% 35% - Mobile phone 46% 46% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 13% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 39% 35% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sonala? ■ Sonala · ■ Malegaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 82.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 831 928 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 839 - Working population 48.6% 50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 79.4% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 138 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 369 (71%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Malegaon - Malegaon Najik Kinhi 1,109 people - Irala 1,096 people - Ghata Pr. Shirpur 1,093 people - Udi 1,086 people - Bhera 1,035 people - Warangi 1,013 people - Borala Jahagir 1,002 people - Waghalud 999 people All 122 villages in Malegaon ## Other places named Sonala - Sonala · Village, Sangrampur, Buldana · 12,892 people - Sonala · Village, Boath, Adilabad · 6,125 people - Sonala · Village, Aurad, Bidar · 3,433 people - Sonala · Village, Akola, Akola · 1,199 people - Sonala · Village, Chamoli, Chamoli · 653 people - Sonala · Village, Hadgaon, Nanded · 629 people ## Quick answers - How far is Sonala from Washim? 20 km by road - What is the population of Sonala? 1,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonala in? Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonala? 88.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/sonala/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.