# Sonerangi Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Sonerangi

Sonerangi is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,035 people in 246 households**, the 28th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 1,035people (2011)
- 246households
- 76.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Sonerangi PIN code and other codes

Sonerangi falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538652

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

## How far is Sonerangi from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)75 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)43 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 Sonerangi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonerangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Armori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Sonerangi known for?

About 42% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Sonerangi

Of every 100 households in Sonerangi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonerangi · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonerangi?

■ Sonerangi · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**956

Working population ****67.5%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 65.1% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 367 (53%)

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 Kurkheda

- Shivni1,091 people
- Palasgad1,080 people
- Janbhur Kheda1,067 people
- Sawalkheda1,044 people
- Maldugi924 people
- Karadi922 people
- Arattondi903 people
- Mohagaon Alias Wakadi876 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonerangi from Gadchiroli?75 km by road
- What is the population of Sonerangi?1,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonerangi in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonerangi?76.5% (Census 2011)