# Sonkhas Village, Ner, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ner, Yavatmal 

# Sonkhas

Sonkhas is a village in Ner sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 158 households**, the 57th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 616people (2011)
- 158households
- 82.3%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNer
- Census village code542054

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?

- Ner (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)17 km by road
- Yavatmal (nearest town)17 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sonkhas known for?

About 96% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 503 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, 64 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkhas · ■ Ner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**69%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**50%

Own their home ****91%**

**97%

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 · ■ Ner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**934

Working population ****55.5%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 308 (90%)

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 Ner

- Vyahali644 people
- Walki643 people
- Kholapuri631 people
- Zombadi624 people
- Watfala600 people
- Ratnapur590 people
- Pimpri587 people
- Lonadi568 people

[All 116 villages in Ner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhas from Yavatmal?17 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhas?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhas in?Yavatmal district (Ner sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhas?82.3% (Census 2011)