# Sonkheda Village, Jafferabad, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jafferabad, Jalna 

# Sonkheda

Sonkheda is a village in Jafferabad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431206**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 133 households**, the 86th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 635people (2011)
- 133households
- 71.2%literacy
- 431206PIN code

## Sonkheda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonkheda is 431206.** Sonkheda falls in Jafferabad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code431206
- Community development blockJafferabad
- Census village code547464

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?

- Jafferabad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ)67 km by road
- Chikhli (nearest town)21 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkheda; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siyora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaferabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaferabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 covered wells
- 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?

The main crops are **cotton, soybean and urad**. About 71% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkheda · ■ Jafferabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**69%

Television ****43%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sonkheda?

■ Sonkheda · ■ Jafferabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****617**

**847

Working population ****49.1%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (47%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Jafferabad

- Tondoli695 people
- Khamkheda690 people
- Weerkheda Bhalki689 people
- Wadhona665 people
- Gokulwadi617 people
- Garkheda615 people
- Repala606 people
- Kusali593 people

[All 101 villages in Jafferabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/jafferabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonkheda?431206
- How far is Sonkheda from Jalna?67 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkheda?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkheda in?Jalna district (Jafferabad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkheda?71.2% (Census 2011)