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About Sonkhedi Village

Sonkhedi is a mid sized village in Kasrawad tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 487 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.76 hectares hectares.

Sonkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Kasrawad
Area (hectares) 284.76 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 487
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhedi is the 86th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents. Its 284.76 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sonkhedi

Sonkhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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
District headquarters Khargone 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasrawad 19 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 Kasrawad 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 968. That makes it the 86th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents.

Sonkhedi village has 487 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhedi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Sonkhedi covers 284.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkhedi falls under Kasrawad 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district. Khargone is about 16 km away. Kasrawad is about 19 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 Rajpura (under 2 km), Raypura (under 2 km) and Makundpura (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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