# Sonkhos Village, Bela, Adilabad (Telangana) – PIN Code

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Village · Bela, Adilabad 

# Sonkhos

Sonkhos is a village in Bela sub-district of Adilabad district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 193 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 865people (2011)
- 193households
- 66.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Sonkhos PIN code and other codes

Sonkhos falls in Bela sub-district, Adilabad district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatSonkhos
- Community development blockBela
- Census village code569117

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

## How far is Sonkhos from nearby towns?

- Bela (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Adilabad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Adilabad (nearest town)38 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 Sonkhos?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkhos; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adilabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adilabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 17 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 Sonkhos known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soya bean and red gram**. About 81% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonkhos

Of every 100 households in Sonkhos in 2011, 47 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonkhos · ■ Bela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**85%

Tap water ****33%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****61%**

**56%

Television ****32%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sonkhos?

■ Sonkhos · ■ Bela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**878

Working population ****54.3%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (32%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 117 (25%)

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 Bela

- Bhedoda1,148 people
- Mangrool1,094 people
- Dhoptala879 people
- Kobhai876 people
- Ponnala830 people
- Masala797 people
- Patan763 people
- Junoni715 people

[All 47 villages in Bela](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/adilabad/bela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonkhos from Adilabad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkhos?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkhos in?Adilabad district (Bela sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkhos?66.5% (Census 2011)