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About Sonkheda Village

Sonkheda is a mid sized village in Khuldabad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 596 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.8 hectares hectares.

Sonkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkheda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Khuldabad
Area (hectares) 388.8 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 596
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkheda compares

By the 2011 count Sonkheda is the 34th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 388.8 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Sonkheda

Sonkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkheda from other places

Sonkheda lies about 8.3 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonkheda
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuldabad 8.3 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 8.3 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 8.3 km

Villages closest to Sonkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khuldabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sonkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkheda village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 34th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Sonkheda village has 596 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkheda has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Sonkheda covers 388.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkheda falls under Khuldabad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonkheda is Baghoi Kusa, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonkheda.

Sonkheda is about 8.3 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkheda is in Khuldabad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 5.8 km away. Khuldabad is about 8.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandi Pimpalgaon (3.4 km), Azampur (5.0 km) and Gandheshwar (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonkheda today is likely to be higher.

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