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

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Village · Kalamb, Yavatmal 

# Sonkhas

Sonkhas is a village in Kalamb sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 31 households**, the 117th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%.

- 127people (2011)
- 31households
- 78.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKalamb
- Census village code542330

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?

- Kalamb (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)26 km by road
- Yavatmal (nearest town)26 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?

9 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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?

The main crops are **cotton, soybean and jowar**. About 5% of the 1,335 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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, 42 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonkhas · ■ Kalamb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**69%

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

**27%

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

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**21%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****94%**

**58%

Television ****12%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 · ■ Kalamb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**952

Working population ****47.2%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 67.3% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (45%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 24 (40%)

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 Kalamb

- Hiwari139 people
- Mhasola137 people
- Tuljapur135 people
- Tuljapur132 people
- Sonkhas94 people
- Taslot86 people
- Khorad Kh85 people
- Karak77 people

[All 143 villages in Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhas from Yavatmal?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhas?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhas in?Yavatmal district (Kalamb sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhas?78.2% (Census 2011)