# Sonkachar Village, Unchahara, Satna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Unchahara, Satna 

# Sonkachar

Sonkachar is a village in Unchahara sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 33 households**, the 177th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 143people (2011)
- 33households
- 73.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Sonkachar PIN code and other codes

Sonkachar falls in Unchahara sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUnchahara
- Census village code463985

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

## How far is Sonkachar from nearby towns?

- Unchehara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Satna (district HQ)35 km by road
- Unchehara (nearest town)10 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 Sonkachar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkachar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Unchahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sonkachar known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Sonkachar

Of every 100 households in Sonkachar in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkachar · ■ Unchahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****75%**

**53%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sonkachar?

■ Sonkachar · ■ Unchahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****49.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (74%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (20%)

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 Unchahara

- Chakahata177 people
- Chauthaha164 people
- Dhaura147 people
- Dwara Mugahani144 people
- Gunjhir136 people
- Ghoti127 people
- Karaundi120 people
- Katiya118 people

[All 235 villages in Unchahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/unchahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkachar from Satna?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkachar?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkachar in?Satna district (Unchahara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkachar?73.6% (Census 2011)