Sonpeth
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Sonpeth | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Sonpeth Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°1′34″N 76°28′18″E / 19.02611°N 76.47167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Parbhani |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | SMC |
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,765 |
| Demonym | Sonpethkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN code | 431516 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-22 |
| Website | parbhani |
Sonpeth is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
As of 2011[update] India census, Sonpeth has population of 15,765 of which 8,120 are males while 7,645 are females. Female Sex Ratio is of 942 higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. 13.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Literacy rate of Sonpeth city is 74.86% lower than state average of 82.34%. In Sonpeth, Male literacy is around 82.45% while female literacy rate is 66.94%.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.40% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.64% of total population in Sonpeth.
Transport
Sonpeth is located 55 km (34 mi) to the west of the district headquarters, Parbhani.
Parli 22 km (14 mi), Ambajogai 45 km (28 mi) , Beed 79 km (49 mi) , Dharur 55 km (34 mi) , Pathri 33 km (21 mi) , Majalgaon 45 km (28 mi) , Manwath 41 km (25 mi) are the nearby cities to Sonpeth.
Major city chhatrapati sambhajinagar is 171 km (106 mi) and Nanded is 109 km (68 mi) from Sonpeth.
