# Sonkhamb Village, Katol, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Katol, Nagpur 

# Sonkhamb

Sonkhamb is a village in Katol sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 224 households**, the 34th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 974people (2011)
- 224households
- 82.1%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhamb PIN code and other codes

Sonkhamb falls in Katol sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKatol
- Census village code534957

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

## How far is Sonkhamb from nearby towns?

- Katol (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Katol (nearest town)18 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 Sonkhamb?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhamb; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Sonkhamb known for?

About 49% of the 998 hectares of village land is sown, and 329 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 Sonkhamb

Of every 100 households in Sonkhamb in 2011, 87 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkhamb · ■ Katol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**62%

Tap water ****71%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**82%

Use banking services ****74%**

**67%

Television ****53%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**34%

Own their home ****78%**

**93%

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 Sonkhamb?

■ Sonkhamb · ■ Katol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**953

Working population ****55.3%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (17%) · **■** Marginal 30 (6%)

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 Katol

- Dhotiwada1,069 people
- Jamgad1,050 people
- Metpanjara1,011 people
- Wai1,011 people
- Mendhepathar970 people
- Panwadi952 people
- Raulgaon939 people
- Ajangaon915 people

[All 186 villages in Katol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/katol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhamb from Nagpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhamb?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhamb in?Nagpur district (Katol sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhamb?82.1% (Census 2011)