# Sonkhed Village, Purna, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Purna, Parbhani 

# Sonkhed

Sonkhed is a village in Purna sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 208 households**, the 53rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 990people (2011)
- 208households
- 74.2%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhed PIN code and other codes

Sonkhed falls in Purna sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPurna
- Census village code547194

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?

- Purna (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Parbhani (district HQ)52 km by road
- Purna (nearest town)15 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chudava
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sonkhed known for?

About 97% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 507 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, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkhed · ■ Purna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Purna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**896

Working population ****53.0%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Purna

- Sonna tarf kaulgaon1,132 people
- Lon kh.1,108 people
- Mumber1,078 people
- Kharbada1,035 people
- Narhapur989 people
- Kalmula973 people
- Wai tarf lasina959 people
- Ajdapur956 people

[All 93 villages in Purna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/purna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhed from Parbhani?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhed?990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhed in?Parbhani district (Purna sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhed?74.2% (Census 2011)