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About Sonkheda Kalan Village

Sonkheda Kalan is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 678 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.92 hectares hectares.

Sonkheda Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkheda Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 413.92 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 678
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkheda Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sonkheda Kalan is the 21st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 413.92 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sonkheda Kalan

Sonkheda Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonkheda Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sonkheda Kalan from other places

Sonkheda Kalan lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 23 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 Sonkheda Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 19 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 23 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 24 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 24 km

Villages closest to Sonkheda Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khilchipur 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 Sonkheda Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkheda Kalan village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 21st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Sonkheda Kalan village has 678 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkheda Kalan has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Sonkheda Kalan covers 413.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkheda Kalan falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonkheda Kalan is Udiyan Khedi, about 23 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 village for Sonkheda Kalan.

Sonkheda Kalan is about 24 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkheda Kalan is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 19 km away. Udiyan Khedi is about 23 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkheda Khurd (under 2 km), Bamangaon (2.1 km) and Haryala (2.9 km).

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

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