# Sonkhas Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malegaon, Washim 

# Sonkhas

Sonkhas is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 41 households**, the 113th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 179people (2011)
- 41households
- 79.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhas PIN code and other codes

Sonkhas falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalegaon
- Census village code530588

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

## How far is Sonkhas from nearby towns?

- Malegaon (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)48 km by road
- Patur (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 Sonkhas?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pijar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Sonkhas known for?

About 39% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Sonkhas

Of every 100 households in Sonkhas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhas · ■ Malegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**59%

Television ****25%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sonkhas?

■ Sonkhas · ■ Malegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**839

Working population ****62.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (60%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (16%) · **■** Marginal 19 (17%)

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 Malegaon

- Manka333 people
- Zodaga Kh.326 people
- Wakapur319 people
- Bramhanwada Bk.235 people
- Bramhanwada Kh.168 people
- Dapuri Kh.160 people
- Sakrapur114 people

[All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhas from Washim?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhas?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhas in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhas?79.2% (Census 2011)