# Sonkhedi Village, Amalner, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Amalner, Jalgaon 

# Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is a village in Amalner sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 210 households**, the 73rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 968people (2011)
- 210households
- 79.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhedi PIN code and other codes

Sonkhedi falls in Amalner sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmalner
- Census village code527447

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

## How far is Sonkhedi from nearby towns?

- Amalner (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ)15 km by road
- Amalner (nearest town)22 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 Sonkhedi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhedi; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dahiwad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amalner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Sonkhedi known for?

About 95% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 445 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 Sonkhedi

Of every 100 households in Sonkhedi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhedi · ■ Amalner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****36%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**74%

Use banking services ****36%**

**53%

Television ****48%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****91%**

**88%

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 Sonkhedi?

■ Sonkhedi · ■ Amalner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**856

Working population ****37.9%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (61%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (10%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Amalner

- Hedave999 people
- Eklahare984 people
- Tandali982 people
- Lon Bk.980 people
- Kandari Kh.965 people
- Mhasale965 people
- Kavpimpri964 people
- Pimpale Kh.962 people

[All 154 villages in Amalner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/amalner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhedi from Jalgaon?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhedi?968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhedi in?Jalgaon district (Amalner sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhedi?79.6% (Census 2011)