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

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Village · Daryapur, Amravati 

# Sonkhed

Sonkhed is a village in Daryapur sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 89 households**, the 101st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 365people (2011)
- 89households
- 84.6%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhed PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDaryapur
- Census village code532911

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

## How far is Sonkhed from nearby towns?

- Daryapur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)71 km by road
- Daryapur Banosa (nearest town)19 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 Sonkhed?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ramtirtha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daryapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daryapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sonkhed known for?

About 89% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Sonkhed

Of every 100 households in Sonkhed in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhed · ■ Daryapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**86%

Use banking services ****0%**

**58%

Television ****53%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonkhed?

■ Sonkhed · ■ Daryapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**933

Working population ****60.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 80.1% for women. 56% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (70%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Bembala Kh.423 people
- Alampur393 people
- Soundli Hirapur381 people
- Katkheda376 people
- Patharvira364 people
- Chandkhed355 people
- Malkapur Bk.348 people
- Elichpur339 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhed from Amravati?71 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhed?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhed in?Amravati district (Daryapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhed?84.6% (Census 2011)