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- LGD code
- 553183
- Pincode
- 421402
- Post office
- Dhasai
- Population
- 1,164
- Households
- 282
- Literacy rate
- 68.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1042 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 606
- Distance to district centre
- 67 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 163 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 92 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 541 km
- Nearest railway station
- Shelu · 47 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Dimbhe · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonawale compares
By population, Sonawale ranks #44 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.7%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Sonawale
- 68.7%
- Murbad mandal
- 65.7%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,042
+71 vs mandal average
- Sonawale
- 1,042
- Murbad mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Sonawale
- 4.1
- Murbad mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonawale at a glance
Sonawale is a village of 1,164 people in 282 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 44th-largest of 205 villages in Murbad taluka. Literacy is 69%, 3 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Thane district centre, 26 km from Otur, the nearest town, 47 km from Shelu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421402, served by Dhasai post office; the LGD village code is 553183. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Dimbhe, 13 km away. The village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 1,372 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonawale
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 63
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 83
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,668
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,365
- Forest area (ha)
- 210
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonawale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sonawale
- LGD code
- 553183
- Pincode
- 421402
- Post office
- Dhasai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,164
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,372
- Households
- 282
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1042
- Literacy rate
- 68.7%
- Coordinates
- 19.20459°N, 73.73832°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Block / Mandal
- Murbad
Getting there
How to reach Sonawale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai92 kmcapital
- Hyderabad541 km
- Bengaluru806 km
- Chennai974 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationShelu47 km
- Bus stopAmale wadi Bus stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Dimbhe13 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra14 km
- Petrol pumpFuel Station26 km
- CollegeKrushi Vindyan Kendra27 km
- Police stationOtur Police Station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Sonawale
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)