# Sonkatch Village, Berasia, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/sonkatch/ Village · Berasia, Bhopal # Sonkatch Sonkatch is a village in Berasia sub-district of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 218 households**, the 72nd largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,001people (2011) - 218households - 68.4%literacy - 1,018females per 1,000 males ## Sonkatch PIN code and other codes Sonkatch falls in Berasia sub-district, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBerasia - Census village code482277 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkatch from nearby towns? - Berasia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhopal (district HQ)39 km by road - Berasia (nearest town)10 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 Sonkatch? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkatch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Berasia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Berasia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sonkatch known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 66% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Sonkatch Of every 100 households in Sonkatch in 2011, 70 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonkatch · ■ Berasia rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **64% Toilet within the home ****25%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **90% Tap water ****80%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **28% Television ****23%** **26% Mobile phone ****30%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **43% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Sonkatch? ■ Sonkatch · ■ Berasia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292** **920 Working population ****37.3%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 62.1% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (27%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 142 (38%) 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 Berasia - Bahrawal1,013 people - Garha Brahman1,013 people - Unida1,011 people - Dolatpura1,009 people - Kotra Chopra999 people - Karariya995 people - Jhironiya Kankad976 people - Bhonrasa970 people [All 303 villages in Berasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkatch from Bhopal?39 km by road - What is the population of Sonkatch?1,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkatch in?Bhopal district (Berasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonkatch?68.4% (Census 2011)