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About Sonakhedi Village

Sonakhedi is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 427 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares.

Sonakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 427
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sonakhedi is the 97th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sonakhedi

Sonakhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonakhedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonakhedi from other places

Sonakhedi lies about 50 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Dhaura, about 12 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 Sonakhedi
Nearest railway station Dhaura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 15 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 50 km

Villages closest to Sonakhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungaoli 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 Sonakhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakhedi village had a population of 789. That makes it the 97th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Sonakhedi village has 427 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakhedi has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Sonakhedi covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonakhedi falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonakhedi is Dhaura, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonakhedi.

Sonakhedi is about 50 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonakhedi is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Dhaura is about 12 km away. Mungaoli is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harduwa (under 2 km), Barkhana (2.1 km) and Dongra (2.9 km).

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

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