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About Sonkhedi Village

Sonkhedi is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 244 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.46 hectares hectares.

Sonkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 516.46 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 244
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhedi is the 179th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 516.46 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonkhedi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sonkhedi from other places

Sonkhedi lies about 60 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pusla, about 4.8 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 Sonkhedi
Nearest town Shendurjana 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Pusla 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 29 km
District headquarters Betul 60 km

Villages closest to Sonkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhedi village had a population of 473. That makes it the 179th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Sonkhedi village has 244 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhedi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Sonkhedi covers 516.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonkhedi falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhedi is Pusla, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonkhedi.

Sonkhedi is about 60 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhedi is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Shendurjana is about 3.4 km away. Pusla is about 4.8 km away. Multai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harna Khedi (under 2 km), Khedi Badshahi (under 2 km) and Khedi Bujurg (under 2 km).

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

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