Sonpeth
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 (2011)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 15,765 |
| Demonym | Sonpethkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN code | 431516 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-22 |
| Website | www.parbhani.nic.in |
Sonpeth is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]Sonpeth is located 55 km (34 mi) towards west from 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 Aurangabad is 171 km (106 mi) and Nanded is 109 km (68 mi) from Sonpeth.
Governance
[edit]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 Suresh Warpudkar who was Indian National Congress.[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Sonpeth | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]
- ^ "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.