# Sonkhas Village, Daryapur, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Daryapur, Amravati 

# Sonkhas

Sonkhas is a village in Daryapur sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 54 households**, the 118th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 206people (2011)
- 54households
- 80.1%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhas PIN code and other codes

Sonkhas falls in Daryapur sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDaryapur
- Census village code532919

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

## How far is Sonkhas from nearby towns?

- Daryapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)60 km by road
- Daryapur Banosa (nearest town)9 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 Sonkhas?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lehgaon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Daryapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Daryapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sonkhas known for?

About 91% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Sonkhas

Of every 100 households in Sonkhas in 2011, 62 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhas · ■ Daryapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**56%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**80%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****32%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**46%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Sonkhas?

■ Sonkhas · ■ Daryapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**933

Working population ****58.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (92%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%)

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 Daryapur

- Lohitkhed248 people
- Gajipur243 people
- Pralhadpur241 people
- Dighi227 people
- Telkheda201 people
- Sagarwadi194 people
- Chandai191 people
- Jitapur174 people

[All 150 villages in Daryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/daryapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhas from Amravati?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhas?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhas in?Amravati district (Daryapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhas?80.1% (Census 2011)