# Sonkhedi Village, Kasrawad, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kasrawad, Khargone 

# Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is a village in Kasrawad sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 95 households**, the 137th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 471people (2011)
- 95households
- 59.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhedi PIN code and other codes

Sonkhedi falls in Kasrawad sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKasrawad
- Census village code477221

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?

- Kasrawad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kasrawad (nearest town)25 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baraslay
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasrawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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?

About 69% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhedi · ■ Kasrawad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****76%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****35%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 · ■ Kasrawad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**951

Working population ****63.1%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 48.0% for women. 68% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (36%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 24 (8%)

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 Kasrawad

- Makundpura520 people
- Jalanpur503 people
- Bahaderpura498 people
- Sadhupura472 people
- Gaul456 people
- Mahatpura445 people
- Naganva444 people
- Dhalkheda435 people

[All 228 villages in Kasrawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/kasrawad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhedi from Khargone?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhedi?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhedi in?Khargone district (Kasrawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhedi?59.9% (Census 2011)