# Sonkhedi Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/sonkhedi/ Village · Jhiranya, Khargone # Sonkhedi Sonkhedi is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 213 households**, the 66th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%. - 1,310people (2011) - 213households - 47.2%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Sonkhedi PIN code and other codes Sonkhedi falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJhiranya - Census village code477886 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? - Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)63 km by road - Jhiranya (nearest town)7 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? 10 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhiranya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jhiranya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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, cotton and makka**. About 68% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonkhedi · ■ Jhiranya rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **58% Toilet within the home ****14%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **95% Tap water ****23%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****99%** **37% Television ****28%** **10% Mobile phone ****65%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **64% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sonkhedi? ■ Sonkhedi · ■ Jhiranya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **39.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **965 Working population ****54.1%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.9% for men and 37.8% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 381 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (25%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 133 (19%) 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 Jhiranya - Rufata1,322 people - Manjal1,321 people - Lakhapur1,319 people - Chhodiya1,310 people - Bedhanya Buzurg1,244 people - Devit Buzurg1,225 people - Abhapuri Nankhodi1,220 people - Thokanbeda1,216 people [All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkhedi from Khargone?63 km by road - What is the population of Sonkhedi?1,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkhedi in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonkhedi?47.2% (Census 2011)