# Sonkhas Village, Mangrulpir, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/mangrulpir/sonkhas/ Village · Mangrulpir, Washim # Sonkhas Sonkhas is a village in Mangrulpir sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,764 people in 798 households**, the 3rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%. - 3,764people (2011) - 798households - 93.8%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Sonkhas PIN code and other codes Sonkhas falls in Mangrulpir sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMangrulpir - Census village code530798 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? - Mangrulpir (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Washim (district HQ)41 km by road - Mangrulpir (nearest town)1 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangrulpir - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mangrulpir - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 72% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonkhas · ■ Mangrulpir rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **78% Toilet within the home ****80%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **66% Tap water ****2%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **90% Use banking services ****87%** **72% Television ****79%** **36% Mobile phone ****81%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****47%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **37% Own their home ****87%** **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 Sonkhas? ■ Sonkhas · ■ Mangrulpir rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **83.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **884 Working population ****32.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 90.7% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (30%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 609 (50%) · **■** Marginal 63 (5%) 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 Mangrulpir - Shelu Kh.5,576 people - Wanoja4,356 people - Kawathal3,496 people - Tarhala3,351 people - Pedgaon3,233 people - Shahapur Kh.3,143 people [All 136 villages in Mangrulpir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/mangrulpir/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonkhas from Washim?41 km by road - What is the population of Sonkhas?3,764 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkhas in?Washim district (Mangrulpir sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonkhas?93.8% (Census 2011)