Sonpeth

Sonpeth
सोनपेठ
Town Municipality
Sonpeth

Location in Maharashtra, India[1]

Coordinates: 19°1′34″N 76°28′18″E / 19.02611°N 76.47167°E / 19.02611; 76.47167Coordinates: 19°1′34″N 76°28′18″E / 19.02611°N 76.47167°E / 19.02611; 76.47167
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Government
  Type Municipal council
  Body SMC
Elevation 437 m (1,434 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 15,765[2]
Demonym(s) Sonpethkar
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
<-- PIN --> 431 516
Vehicle registration 22
Website www.parbhani.nic.in

Sonpeth is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] 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.[2]

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 %.[2]

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.40 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.64 % of total population in Sonpeth.[2]

Transport

Sonpeth is located 49 km (30 mi) towards west from district head quarters Parbhani.[3]

Parli 22 km (14 mi) , Pathri 29 km (18 mi) , Majalgaon 31 km (19 mi) , Manwath 35 km (22 mi) are the nearby cities to Sonpeth.[3]

Major city Aurangabad is 171 km (106 mi) away from Sonpeth.[3]

Governance

Sonpeth comes under Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian general elections and current member of Parliament representing this constituency is Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav of Shiv Sena.[4]

Sonpeth comes under Pathri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[5] for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is Mohan Phad who was independent candidate.[6]

Climate

Climate data for Sonpeth
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86)
32.0
(89.6)
35.4
(95.7)
38.5
(101.3)
40.0
(104)
34.7
(94.5)
27.8
(82)
27.5
(81.5)
30.5
(86.9)
31.6
(88.9)
30.0
(86)
28.0
(82.4)
32.17
(89.9)
Average low °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
13.6
(56.5)
17.0
(62.6)
22.7
(72.9)
24.4
(75.9)
23.5
(74.3)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.2)
20.4
(68.7)
18.0
(64.4)
14.3
(57.7)
11.0
(51.8)
18.35
(65.03)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.201)
6.0
(0.236)
9.7
(0.382)
9.2
(0.362)
23.4
(0.921)
145.0
(5.709)
238.1
(9.374)
265.9
(10.469)
184.3
(7.256)
73.8
(2.906)
16.1
(0.634)
10.6
(0.417)
987.2
(38.867)
Source: IMD

References

  1. "Location of Sonpeth". Wikimapia. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sonpeth Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sonpeth Transport". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. "Parbhani Lok Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. "List of Polling Stations by Constituency". Maharashtra Election Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. "Pathri Vidhan Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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