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About Sonkhedi Village

Sonkhedi is a small village in Dolariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 224 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.46 hectares hectares.

Sonkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Dolariya
Area (hectares) 307.46 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 224
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhedi is the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 307.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonkhedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 70 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Charkhera, about 6.9 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 railway station Charkhera 6.9 km
Nearest town Harda 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dolariya 21 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 70 km

Villages closest to Sonkhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dolariya 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 429. That makes it the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sonkhedi village has 224 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhedi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Sonkhedi covers 307.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonkhedi falls under Dolariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhedi is Charkhera, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonkhedi.

Sonkhedi is about 70 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhedi is in Dolariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Charkhera is about 6.9 km away. Harda is about 10 km away. Dolariya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dattapura (9.1 km), Gunaura (9.1 km) and Uradi (9.1 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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