Sonale, Dahanu

Sonale
village
Sonale Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Sonale Sonale (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°56′06″N72°56′56″E / 19.935027°N 72.9490094°E / 19.935027; 72.9490094
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Dahanu
Elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	905
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	551681

Sonale is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. ^[1]

The Prakritized form of the Sanskrit name "Suvarna-pallam" is mentioned as a name of Sonale in the 15th-17th century Marathi-language text Mahikavatichi Bakhar . ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Sonale has 168 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 45.36%. ^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	905	460	445
Children aged below 6 years	151	92	59
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	905	460	445
Literates	342	216	126
Workers (all)	490	243	247
Main workers (total)	437	218	219
Main workers: Cultivators	413	204	209
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	10	5	5
Main workers: Household industry workers	4	1	3
Main workers: Other	10	8	2
Marginal workers (total)	53	25	28
Marginal workers: Cultivators	45	24	21
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	7	1	6
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	1	0	1
Non-workers	415	217	198

References

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. Dipesh Karmarkar (2012). "Understanding Place Names in 'Mahikavati's Bakhar': A Case of Mumbai-Thane Region". Studies in Indian Place Names. XXXI. Mysore: Place Names Society of India: 125. ISSN   2394-3114.
3. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.