# Sonkhadake Village, Nawapur, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nawapur, Nandurbar 

# Sonkhadake

Sonkhadake is a village in Nawapur sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 230 households**, the 104th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 952people (2011)
- 230households
- 61.7%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhadake PIN code and other codes

Sonkhadake falls in Nawapur sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNawapur
- Census village code525938

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

## How far is Sonkhadake from nearby towns?

- Nawapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nawapur (nearest town)12 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 Sonkhadake?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhadake; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sonkhadake known for?

The main crops are **rice and cotton**. About 78% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Sonkhadake

Of every 100 households in Sonkhadake in 2011, 65 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonkhadake · ■ Nawapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**67%

Tap water ****86%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sonkhadake?

■ Sonkhadake · ■ Nawapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**972

Working population ****68.2%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 51.5% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 327 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (8%)

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 Nawapur

- Vatvi988 people
- Bijgaon986 people
- Bhangarpada954 people
- Vasade953 people
- Chorvihir939 people
- Nawapada935 people
- Tinmauli933 people
- Morkaranje929 people

[All 161 villages in Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhadake from Nandurbar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhadake?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhadake in?Nandurbar district (Nawapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhadake?61.7% (Census 2011)