# Sonekhari Village, Lakhani, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhani, Bhandara 

# Sonekhari

Sonekhari is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **200 people in 49 households**, the 89th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 200people (2011)
- 49households
- 85.0%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Sonekhari PIN code and other codes

Sonekhari falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhani
- Census village code537183

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

## How far is Sonekhari from nearby towns?

- Lakhani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)23 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 Sonekhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school5–10 km · Gadegaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sonekhari known for?

About 63% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Sonekhari

Of every 100 households in Sonekhari in 2011, 78 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonekhari · ■ Lakhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**81%

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

**54%

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

**45%

Tap water ****4%**

**21%

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

**30%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**56%

Television ****26%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonekhari?

■ Sonekhari · ■ Lakhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**975

Working population ****57.0%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 78.5% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (90%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Lakhani

- Chikhalbodi275 people
- Khairi243 people
- Pahadi234 people
- Sangaon209 people
- Saigaon196 people
- Malkazari143 people
- Khurshipar126 people
- Murmadi37 people

[All 103 villages in Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonekhari from Bhandara?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sonekhari?200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonekhari in?Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonekhari?85.0% (Census 2011)