# Sonakhari Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Sonakhari

Sonakhari is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 61 households**, the 116th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 273people (2011)
- 61households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Sonakhari PIN code and other codes

Sonakhari falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495465

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

## How far is Sonakhari from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)78 km by road
- Lodhikheda (nearest town)45 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 Sonakhari?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sonakhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanegoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sonakhari known for?

About 52% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sonakhari

Of every 100 households in Sonakhari in 2011, 44 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonakhari · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**78%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****97%**

**47%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**46%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sonakhari?

■ Sonakhari · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**967

Working population ****51.3%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 48% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (51%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Bichhua

- Dongargaon Kala286 people
- Boradi279 people
- Silota Khurd277 people
- Malhanwada273 people
- Antara269 people
- Devnadi268 people
- Kokiwara260 people
- Radhadevi Bisa257 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonakhari from Chhindwara?78 km by road
- What is the population of Sonakhari?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakhari in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakhari?70.7% (Census 2011)