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About Sonkheda Khurd Village

Sonkheda Khurd is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 327 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.43 hectares hectares.

Sonkheda Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkheda Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 236.43 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 327
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonkheda Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sonkheda Khurd is the 72nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 236.43 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sonkheda Khurd

Sonkheda Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonkheda Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkheda Khurd from other places

Sonkheda Khurd lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 22 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 20 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 22 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 24 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 24 km

Villages closest to Sonkheda Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkheda Khurd village had a population of 639. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Sonkheda Khurd village has 327 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkheda Khurd has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Sonkheda Khurd covers 236.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonkheda Khurd is Udiyan Khedi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonkheda Khurd.

Sonkheda Khurd 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 Khurd is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 20 km away. Udiyan Khedi is about 22 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Bamangaon (2.4 km) and Haryala (3.4 km).

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

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