# Sonkheda Village, Khuldabad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/khuldabad/sonkheda/ Village · Khuldabad, Aurangabad # Sonkheda Sonkheda is a village in Khuldabad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 222 households**, the 34th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,155people (2011) - 222households - 75.7%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Sonkheda PIN code and other codes Sonkheda falls in Khuldabad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhuldabad - Census village code549005 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkheda from nearby towns? - Khuldabad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)24 km by road - Khuldabad (nearest town)6 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadana - ○Degree college5–10 km · Khuldabad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khuldabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 known for? About 83% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Of every 100 households in Sonkheda in 2011, 79 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonkheda · ■ Khuldabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **78% Toilet within the home ****68%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **61% Tap water ****73%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****71%** **66% Television ****38%** **42% Mobile phone ****78%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **25% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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? ■ Sonkheda · ■ Khuldabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688** **843 Working population ****59.0%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 452 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%) 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 Khuldabad - Kanakshil1,302 people - Palasgaon1,239 people - Tisgaon1,166 people - Kanadgaon1,158 people - Khaspur1,116 people - Deolana Bk1,089 people - Mamnapur1,074 people - Mawsala1,069 people [All 76 villages in Khuldabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/khuldabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkheda from Aurangabad?24 km by road - What is the population of Sonkheda?1,155 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkheda in?Aurangabad district (Khuldabad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonkheda?75.7% (Census 2011)