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°ECoordinates: 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 (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 headquarters 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) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| 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) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| 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) |
957.2 (37.685) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Location of Sonpeth". Wikimapia. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sonpeth Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Sonpeth Transport". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Parbhani Lok Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "List of Polling Stations by Constituency". Maharashtra Election Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Pathri Vidhan Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 11 May 2015.