# Sonkhas Village, Ghatanji, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghatanji, Yavatmal 

# Sonkhas

Sonkhas is a village in Ghatanji sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 169 households**, the 65th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 676people (2011)
- 169households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhas PIN code and other codes

Sonkhas falls in Ghatanji sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGhatanji
- Census village code543390

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?

- Ghatanji (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)68 km by road
- Ghatanji (nearest town)25 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhas; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parwa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Parwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sonkhas known for?

About 81% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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, 65 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonkhas · ■ Ghatanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**59%

Television ****8%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Ghatanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**892

Working population ****55.2%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 69.3% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%)

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 Ghatanji

- Ratnapur760 people
- Nagezari755 people
- Kinhi687 people
- Hiwardhara686 people
- Maregaon671 people
- Chandapur661 people
- Rampur661 people
- Tipeshwar653 people

[All 120 villages in Ghatanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhas from Yavatmal?68 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhas?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhas in?Yavatmal district (Ghatanji sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhas?78.7% (Census 2011)