Sonpeth
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sonpeth
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = Maharashtra
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19|1|34|N|76|28|18|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Parbhani
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| government_type = Municipal council
| governing_body = SMC
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 437
| population_total = 15765
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Sonpethkar
| population_footnotes = {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Marathi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN code
| postal_code = 431516
| registration_plate = MH-22
| website = www.parbhani.nic.in
| footnotes =
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Sonpeth is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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 {{convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west of the district headquarters, Parbhani.
Parli {{convert|22|km|mi|abbr=on}}, Ambajogai {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} ,
Beed {{convert|79|km|mi|abbr=on}} ,
Dharur {{convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} ,
Pathri {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}} , Majalgaon {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} , Manwath {{convert|41|km|mi|abbr=on}} are the nearby cities to Sonpeth.
Major city chhatrapati sambhajinagar is {{convert|171|km|mi|abbr=on}} and Nanded is {{cvt|109|km}} 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.{{cite web|title=Parbhani Lok Sabha|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/parliamentary-constituencies/parbhani.html|publisher=Elections|access-date=11 May 2015}}
Sonpeth comes under Pathri (Vidhan Sabha constituency){{cite web|title=List of Polling Stations by Constituency|url=https://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Lists/ListPSs.aspx|publisher=Maharashtra Election Commission|access-date=12 May 2015}} for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is Suresh Warpudkar who was Indian National Congress.{{cite web|title=Pathri Vidhan Sabha|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/pathri.html|publisher=Elections|access-date=11 May 2015}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Sonpeth
|temperature colour = pastel
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 30.0
|Feb high C = 32.0
|Mar high C = 35.4
|Apr high C = 38.5
|May high C = 40.0
|Jun high C = 34.7
|Jul high C = 27.8
|Aug high C = 27.5
|Sep high C = 30.5
|Oct high C = 31.6
|Nov high C = 30.0
|Dec high C = 28.0
|year high C = 33.7
|Jan low C = 11.2
|Feb low C = 13.6
|Mar low C = 17.0
|Apr low C = 22.7
|May low C = 24.4
|Jun low C = 23.5
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 21.8
|Sep low C = 20.4
|Oct low C = 18.0
|Nov low C = 14.3
|Dec low C = 11.0
|year low C = 20.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 5.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 6.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 9.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 9.2
|May precipitation mm = 23.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 145.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 238.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 265.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 184.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 73.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 10.6
|year precipitation mm = 957.2
|source=[http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/parbhani2.htm IMD]
|date=February 2011}}
References
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Category:Talukas in Maharashtra
Category:Cities and towns in Parbhani district
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