# Sonkhedi Village, Multai, Betul (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Multai, Betul 

# Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is a village in Multai sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 94 households**, the 188th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 473people (2011)
- 94households
- 81.1%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhedi PIN code and other codes

Sonkhedi falls in Multai sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMultai
- Census village code486196

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?

- Multai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)30 km by road
- Multai (nearest town)35 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?

4 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khedikort
- ○Degree college10+ km · Betul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sonkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 59% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkhedi · ■ Multai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

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

**25%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**54%

Television ****35%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Multai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**974

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 71.8% for women. 51% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 133 (52%)

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 Multai

- Gangai487 people
- Jamgaon483 people
- Mirapur480 people
- Ubhariya477 people
- Nagarcot452 people
- Balhora449 people
- Gonapur445 people
- Kumbhi Kheda438 people

[All 267 villages in Multai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/multai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhedi from Betul?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhedi?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhedi in?Betul district (Multai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhedi?81.1% (Census 2011)