# Sonkhed Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/sonkhed/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Sonkhed Sonkhed is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,515 people in 312 households**, the 77th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,515people (2011) - 312households - 71.8%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Sonkhed PIN code and other codes Sonkhed falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkhed from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Latur (district HQ)69 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)9 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 Sonkhed? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Sonkhed known for? Products made here include jaggery. About 89% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 452 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 Sonkhed Of every 100 households in Sonkhed in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonkhed · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **74% Toilet within the home ****6%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****88%** **63% Television ****14%** **28% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****38%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Sonkhed? ■ Sonkhed · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **887 Working population ****47.7%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 64.0% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 282 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (8%) · **■** Marginal 98 (14%) 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 Nilanga - Kalandi1,593 people - Takli1,545 people - Mamdapur1,528 people - Aundha1,523 people - Botkul1,509 people - Wadgaon1,447 people - Hadoli1,432 people - Hanmantwadi [ha]1,428 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkhed from Latur?69 km by road - What is the population of Sonkhed?1,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkhed in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonkhed?71.8% (Census 2011)