Sonpeth

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

Sonpeth
Town Municipality
Sonpeth
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°1′34″N 76°28′18″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictParbhani
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodySMC
Elevation
437 m (1,434 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,765
Demonym(s)Sonpethkar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
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Vehicle registration22
Websitewww.parbhani.nic.in

Demographics

As of 2011 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 49 km (30 mi) towards west from district headquarters Parbhani.

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.

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

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.[1]

Sonpeth comes under Pathri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[2] for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is Mohan Phad who was independent candidate.[3]

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
(86.0)		 32.0
(89.6)		 35.4
(95.7)		 38.5
(101.3)		 40.0
(104.0)		 34.7
(94.5)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.5
(81.5)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.0
(86.0)		 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
(0.20)		 6.0
(0.24)		 9.7
(0.38)		 9.2
(0.36)		 23.4
(0.92)		 145.0
(5.71)		 238.1
(9.37)		 265.9
(10.47)		 184.3
(7.26)		 73.8
(2.91)		 16.1
(0.63)		 10.6
(0.42)		 957.2
(37.69)
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References
  1. "Parbhani Lok Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. "List of Polling Stations by Constituency". Maharashtra Election Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. "Pathri Vidhan Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 11 May 2015.


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