# Sonkhar Village, Kathumar, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kathumar/sonkhar/ Village · Kathumar, Alwar # Sonkhar Sonkhar is a village in Kathumar sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **321606**. The 2011 Census counted **7,901 people in 1,346 households**, the 3rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 7,901people (2011) - 1,346households - 66.4%literacy - 321606PIN code ## Sonkhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonkhar is 321606.** Sonkhar falls in Kathumar sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan. - PIN code321606 - Community development blockKathumar - Census village code073819 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkhar from nearby towns? - Kathumar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Alwar (district HQ)80 km by road - Kherli (nearest town)3 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 Sonkhar? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kherli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Sonkhar known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajara and wheat**. Products made here include earthen pots. About 83% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 635 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 Sonkhar Of every 100 households in Sonkhar in 2011, 77 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonkhar · ■ Kathumar rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **68% Toilet within the home ****12%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **63% Television ****30%** **30% Mobile phone ****52%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****24%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Sonkhar? ■ Sonkhar · ■ Kathumar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **876 Working population ****45.4%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 48.3% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 597 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (10%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,051 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1,544 (43%) 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 Kathumar - Kathoomar9,480 people - Tasai8,568 people - Kherli Rel7,159 people - Samoochi6,595 people - Garoo5,812 people - Bhanokhar4,960 people [All 153 villages in Kathumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kathumar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonkhar?321606 - How far is Sonkhar from Alwar?80 km by road - What is the population of Sonkhar?7,901 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkhar in?Alwar district (Kathumar sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Sonkhar?66.4% (Census 2011)