Sonpeth is a city and a municipal council

Municipal council

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 in Parbhani district

Parbhani District

Parbhani district earlier also known as Prabhavatinagar, is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. The district had a population of 1,527,715 of which 31.76% were urban as of 2001...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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Demographics

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Census

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, Sonpeth had a population of 13,022. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sonpeth has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Sonpeth, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.