# Sonkatchi Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Sonkatchi

Sonkatchi is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 63 households**, the 115th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 324people (2011)
- 63households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Sonkatchi PIN code and other codes

Sonkatchi falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473399

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

## How far is Sonkatchi from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)2 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 Sonkatchi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkatchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonkatch
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sonkatchi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Sonkatchi

Of every 100 households in Sonkatchi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkatchi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****47%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Sonkatchi?

■ Sonkatchi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**936

Working population ****38.0%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 52.0% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (26%) · **■** Marginal 13 (11%)

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 Sonkatch

- Kothada410 people
- Bhangardi403 people
- Mirpurkhedi374 people
- Sikkhedi342 people
- Surakheda Kalan309 people
- Mawada298 people
- Mohammadpur293 people
- Dharukhedi291 people

[All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkatchi from Dewas?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkatchi?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkatchi in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkatchi?65.2% (Census 2011)