# Sonkhar Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/sonkhar/ Village · Pen, Raigarh # Sonkhar Sonkhar is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,205 people in 281 households**, the 45th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,205people (2011) - 281households - 82.4%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Sonkhar PIN code and other codes Sonkhar falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPen - Census village code553876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkhar from nearby towns? - Pen (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)38 km by road - Pen (nearest town)14 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 Sonkhar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhar; 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 private - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Johe - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pen - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sonkhar known for? About 71% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Sonkhar Of every 100 households in Sonkhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonkhar · ■ Pen rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **85% Toilet within the home ****20%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **27% Tap water ****100%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **57% Use banking services ****83%** **53% Television ****48%** **53% Mobile phone ****28%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **91% 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 Sonkhar? ■ Sonkhar · ■ Pen rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **968 Working population ****35.1%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 71.1% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (27%) · **■** Marginal 69 (16%) 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 Pen - Koproli1,245 people - Dhondpada1,237 people - Kharsapoli1,222 people - Bori1,213 people - Salinde1,188 people - Koleti1,182 people - Shirki1,164 people - Antore1,153 people [All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkhar from Alibag?38 km by road - What is the population of Sonkhar?1,205 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkhar in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonkhar?82.4% (Census 2011)