# Sonkatchh Village, Shyampur, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/sonkatchh/ Village · Shyampur, Sehore # Sonkatchh Sonkatchh is a village in Shyampur sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 224 households**, the 36th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,240people (2011) - 224households - 70.8%literacy - 997females per 1,000 males ## Sonkatchh PIN code and other codes Sonkatchh falls in Shyampur sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSehore - Census village code482812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkatchh from nearby towns? - Shyampur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhopal (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 Sonkatchh? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkatchh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Doraha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhopal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Sonkatchh known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 65% of the 684 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Sonkatchh Of every 100 households in Sonkatchh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sonkatchh · ■ Shyampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **78% Toilet within the home ****30%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **81% Tap water ****74%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **95% Use banking services ****54%** **49% Television ****64%** **40% Mobile phone ****79%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****40%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **28% Own their home ****88%** **96% 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 Sonkatchh? ■ Sonkatchh · ■ Shyampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1168** **886 Working population ****48.9%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (18%) · **■** Marginal 253 (42%) 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 Shyampur - Magarkheda1,303 people - Chhatarpura1,276 people - Khajuriya Khurd1,253 people - Magarda1,251 people - Kadrabad1,212 people - Sankla1,212 people - Bankheda1,193 people - Khadampur1,156 people [All 147 villages in Shyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkatchh from Sehore?30 km by road - What is the population of Sonkatchh?1,240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkatchh in?Sehore district (Shyampur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonkatchh?70.8% (Census 2011)