# Sonkhera Village, Homnabad, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Homnabad, Bidar 

# Sonkhera

Sonkhera is a village in Homnabad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585418**. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 337 households**, the 54th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,909people (2011)
- 337households
- 66.7%literacy
- 585418PIN code

## Sonkhera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonkhera is 585418.** Sonkhera falls in Homnabad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585418
- Gram panchayatChandanalli
- Community development blockHomnabad
- Census village code600267

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

## How far is Sonkhera from nearby towns?

- Homnabad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bidar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Homnabad (nearest town)15 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 Sonkhera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dubalgundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Homanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Homnabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sonkhera known for?

The main crops are **jowar, black gram and tur dal**. About 71% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonkhera

Of every 100 households in Sonkhera in 2011, 76 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkhera · ■ Homnabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****66%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**20%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Sonkhera?

■ Sonkhera · ■ Homnabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**957

Working population ****46.7%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (11%) · **■** Marginal 617 (69%)

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 Homnabad

- Markhal2,039 people
- Hilalpur2,015 people
- Kabeerabad1,987 people
- Boral1,974 people
- Wadankera1,806 people
- Bashirapur1,711 people
- Karpakpalli1,677 people
- Hunsnal1,674 people

[All 87 villages in Homnabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonkhera?585418
- How far is Sonkhera from Bidar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhera?1,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhera in?Bidar district (Homnabad sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhera?66.7% (Census 2011)