Skip to main content

About Sonkhedi Village

Sonkhedi is a mid sized village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 681 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.52 hectares hectares.

Sonkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Jhiranya
Area (hectares) 493.52 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 681
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhedi is the 64th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 493.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonkhedi as Available within 5 - 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 Sonkhedi from other places

Sonkhedi lies about 16 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Omkareshwar Road, about 48 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
Tehsil headquarters Jhiranya 16 km
District headquarters Khargone 16 km
Nearest railway station Omkareshwar Road 48 km

Villages closest to Sonkhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhiranya 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 1,310. That makes it the 64th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Sonkhedi village has 681 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhedi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Sonkhedi covers 493.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkhedi falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhedi is Omkareshwar Road, about 48 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonkhedi.

Sonkhedi is about 16 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhedi is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. Jhiranya is about 16 km away. Khargone is about 16 km away. Omkareshwar Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilkhed (8.7 km), Shahapura (13 km) and Laikhedi (14 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.