# Sonkh Khera Village, Mahavan, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mahavan, Mathura 

# Sonkh Khera

Sonkh Khera is a village in Mahavan sub-district of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,404 people in 223 households**, the 68th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,404people (2011)
- 223households
- 78.8%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonkh Khera

Of every 100 households in Sonkh Khera in 2011, 46 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonkh Khera · ■ Mahavan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**71%

Television ****58%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**29%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

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 Sonkh Khera?

■ Sonkh Khera · ■ Mahavan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**860

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**866

Working population ****26.6%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.1% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (22%) · **■** Marginal 194 (52%)

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 Mahavan

- Nabipur Bangar1,469 people
- Birona1,438 people
- Khirari1,435 people
- Sarai Salbahan1,422 people
- Khalaua1,346 people
- Nagla Akos Bangar1,345 people
- Jatora1,341 people
- Tal Garhi1,311 people

[All 162 villages in Mahavan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonkh Khera?1,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkh Khera in?Mathura district (Mahavan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkh Khera?78.8% (Census 2011)