# Sonkhedi Village, Varla, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Varla, Barwani 

# Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is a village in Varla sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,428 people in 219 households**, the 34th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.0%.

- 1,428people (2011)
- 219households
- 18.5%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhedi PIN code and other codes

Sonkhedi falls in Varla sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSendhwa
- Census village code478695

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

## How far is Sonkhedi from nearby towns?

- Varla (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)128 km by road
- Sendhwa (nearest town)63 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 Sonkhedi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhedi; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhawali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sendhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sendhwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Sonkhedi known for?

The main crops are **jawar**. About 78% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Sonkhedi

Of every 100 households in Sonkhedi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhedi · ■ Varla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****90%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sonkhedi?

■ Sonkhedi · ■ Varla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.5%**

**34.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**977

Working population ****43.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.3% for men and 12.0% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 422 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 127 (21%)

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 Varla

- Pendharnya1,571 people
- Dhawada1,552 people
- Bhalabardi1,499 people
- Khutwadi1,482 people
- Chirmiriya1,421 people
- Mendlaya Pani1,368 people
- Ghegaon1,199 people
- Umariya Pani1,122 people

[All 46 villages in Varla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/varla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhedi from Barwani?128 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhedi?1,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhedi in?Barwani district (Varla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhedi?18.5% (Census 2011)