# Sonkhed Village, Loha, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/loha/sonkhed/ Village · Loha, Nanded # Sonkhed Sonkhed is a village in Loha sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431725**. The 2011 Census counted **5,995 people in 1,100 households**, the 3rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 5,995people (2011) - 1,100households - 78.1%literacy - 431725PIN code ## Sonkhed PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonkhed is 431725.** Sonkhed falls in Loha sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - PIN code431725 - Community development blockLoha - Census village code545198 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? - Loha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)20 km by road - Loha (nearest town)16 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? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Loha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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? About 86% of the 1,892 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,477 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, 82 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sonkhed · ■ Loha rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **67% Toilet within the home ****39%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **82% Tap water ****80%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **96% Use banking services ****55%** **52% Television ****39%** **18% Mobile phone ****64%** **52% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **38% Own their home ****92%** **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 · ■ Loha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **907 Working population ****35.1%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.5% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 536 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (33%) · **■** Household industry 70 (3%) · **■** Other work 650 (31%) · **■** Marginal 156 (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 Loha - Malakoli7,382 people - Kalambar Bk.6,988 people - Shewadi5,512 people - Sawargaon Nasarat5,493 people - Penur4,943 people - Umra4,848 people [All 125 villages in Loha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/loha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonkhed?431725 - How far is Sonkhed from Nanded?20 km by road - What is the population of Sonkhed?5,995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkhed in?Nanded district (Loha sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonkhed?78.1% (Census 2011)