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Revenue village·Selu taluka·Parbhani

Sonwati

Selu mandal
Pincode 431503
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shakuntla Madhukar Solanke
Contact: 90****4057
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LGD code
546443
Pincode
431503
Post office
Sailu
Population
515
Households
101
Literacy rate
65.2%
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000♂
Workers
299
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
39 km
Distance to Mumbai
378 km
Distance to Hyderabad
320 km
Nearest railway station
Satuna · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Apurva Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonwati compares

By population, Sonwati ranks #80 of 94 villages in Selu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.2%
+5.7% vs mandal average
Sonwati
65.2%
Selu mandal
59.5%
Parbhani district
63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−42 vs mandal average
Sonwati
914
Selu mandal
956
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Sonwati
5.1
Selu mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sonwati at a glance

Sonwati is a village of 515 people in 101 households (Census 2011) in Selu taluka, Parbhani district, Maharashtra, the 80th-largest of 94 villages in Selu taluka. Literacy is 65%, 6 points above the taluka average of 60% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Parbhani district centre, 15 km from Mantha, the nearest town, 10 km from Satuna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431503, served by Sailu post office; the LGD village code is 546443. The nearest hospital or health centre is Apurva Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Shakuntla Madhukar Solanke, and the village votes in Jintur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bordikar Meghna Deepak Sakore. The population is estimated at 607 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sonwati

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sonwati · this village51565%
Khupsa · Selu50262%1.7 km S
Taltumba · Selu55265%3.4 km N
Shirala · Latur3,28567%4 km W
Salegaon · Majalgaon1,14853%4 km E
Gomewakdi · Selu44156%5.1 km W
Chikhalthana Bk · Selu2,64156%5.4 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonwati

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
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
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAILU
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
58
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
275
Irrigated area (ha)
266
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sonwati

LGD code
546443
Pincode
431503
Post office
Sailu
Population (Census 2011)
515
Population (projected 2026)
607
Households
101
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
914
Literacy rate
65.2%
Coordinates
19.52289°N, 76.44989°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Parbhani
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jintur
Member of Parliament
Sanjay Jadhav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bordikar Meghna Deepak Sakore
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Shakuntla Madhukar Solanke
Block / Mandal
Selu
Getting there

How to reach Sonwati

Mandal centre
Selu · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Parbhani · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 22,005 people
Mantha · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai378 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad320 km
  • Bengaluru739 km
  • Chennai824 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSatuna10 km
  • Hospital / PHCApurva Hospital8 km
  • CollegeProposed Cite Model College, Ghansawangi46 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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