# Sonkhidong Village, Kharsang, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kharsang, Changlang 

# Sonkhidong

Sonkhidong is a village in Kharsang sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 45 households**, the 21st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 228people (2011)
- 45households
- 67.2%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhidong PIN code and other codes

Sonkhidong falls in Kharsang sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhagam
- Census village code264318

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonkhidong from nearby towns?

- Miao (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)95 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)51 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonkhidong?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhidong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharsang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonkhidong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard seed**. Products made here include bamboo basket, cane mat and bamboo mat. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonkhidong

Of every 100 households in Sonkhidong in 2011, 64 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhidong · ■ Kharsang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****9%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**64%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonkhidong?

■ Sonkhidong · ■ Kharsang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**982

Working population ****51.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 60.2% for women. 49% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (71%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharsang

- Jotinkaike286 people
- New Lissang271 people
- Jengpathar263 people
- New Yanman229 people
- Singmao218 people
- Kharsang Jugli216 people
- Namchik Havi148 people
- Ongman135 people

[All 30 villages in Kharsang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/kharsang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhidong from Changlang?95 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhidong?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhidong in?Changlang district (Kharsang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhidong?67.2% (Census 2011)