# Soonkhar Village, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand (Rajasthan)

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Village · Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand 

# Soonkhar

Soonkhar is a village in Kumbhalgarh sub-district of Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, PIN code **313333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 490 households**, the 8th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,092people (2011)
- 490households
- 46.6%literacy
- 313333PIN code

## Soonkhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soonkhar is 313333.** Soonkhar falls in Kumbhalgarh sub-district, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code313333
- Community development blockKumbhalgarh
- Census village code096893

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Soonkhar from nearby towns?

- Kumbhalgarh (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Rajsamand (district HQ)37 km by road
- Rajsamand (nearest town)37 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 Soonkhar?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Soonkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Richhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbhalgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Majera
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Soonkhar known for?

The main crops are **makki, bajara and guar**. Products made here include jaggery. About 8% of the 1,186 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Soonkhar

Of every 100 households in Soonkhar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soonkhar · ■ Kumbhalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**15%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**88%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Soonkhar?

■ Soonkhar · ■ Kumbhalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1050

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**916

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 32.1% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 173 (15%) · **■** Marginal 531 (46%)

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 Kumbhalgarh

- Majhera3,331 people
- Gawar2,334 people
- Ora2,288 people
- Kakarwa2,267 people
- Thurawar1,925 people
- Thoriya1,919 people
- Keshar1,915 people
- Oladar1,909 people

[All 167 villages in Kumbhalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/rajsamand/kumbhalgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soonkhar?313333
- How far is Soonkhar from Rajsamand?37 km by road
- What is the population of Soonkhar?2,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soonkhar in?Rajsamand district (Kumbhalgarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Soonkhar?46.6% (Census 2011)
