# Sonargavhan Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Sonargavhan

Sonargavhan is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 220 households**, the 80th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,051people (2011)
- 220households
- 86.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Sonargavhan PIN code and other codes

Sonargavhan falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528966

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

## How far is Sonargavhan from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)15 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 Sonargavhan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonargavhan; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Sonargavhan known for?

About 93% of the 733 hectares of village land is sown, and 651 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 Sonargavhan

Of every 100 households in Sonargavhan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonargavhan · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**44%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****68%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Sonargavhan?

■ Sonargavhan · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**828

Working population ****48.0%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 78.8% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (70%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Mehkar

- Sabra1,082 people
- Umara1,079 people
- Mohadari1,072 people
- Ghatnandra1,054 people
- Shahapur1,037 people
- Moli1,024 people
- Kasarkhed989 people
- Sarshiv989 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonargavhan from Buldana?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonargavhan?1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonargavhan in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonargavhan?86.3% (Census 2011)