# Sonkheda Kalan Village, Khilchipur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/sonkheda-kalan/ Village · Khilchipur, Rajgarh # Sonkheda Kalan Sonkheda Kalan is a village in Khilchipur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 356 households**, the 21st largest of 317 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%. - 1,379people (2011) - 356households - 52.6%literacy - 1,034females per 1,000 males ## Sonkheda Kalan PIN code and other codes Sonkheda Kalan falls in Khilchipur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhilchipur - Census village code479252 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkheda Kalan from nearby towns? - Khilchipur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Rajgarh (district HQ)39 km by road - Khilchipur (nearest town)21 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 Sonkheda Kalan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkheda Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pachore - ○Degree college10+ km · Pachore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sonkheda Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 89% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Sonkheda Kalan Of every 100 households in Sonkheda Kalan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonkheda Kalan · ■ Khilchipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **50% Toilet within the home ****14%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****92%** **43% Television ****9%** **6% Mobile phone ****20%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****51%** **56% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sonkheda Kalan? ■ Sonkheda Kalan · ■ Khilchipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%** **50.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **945 Working population ****47.6%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 40.3% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (44%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 264 (40%) 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 Khilchipur - Kankaria1,556 people - Dhabli Kalan1,498 people - Kachhotia1,485 people - Hinotia1,400 people - Chitawalia1,363 people - Jaitpura Khurd1,340 people - Guna Khedi1,269 people - Sedra1,201 people [All 335 villages in Khilchipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkheda Kalan from Rajgarh?39 km by road - What is the population of Sonkheda Kalan?1,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkheda Kalan in?Rajgarh district (Khilchipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonkheda Kalan?52.6% (Census 2011)