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About Sonkhas Village

Sonkhas is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 342 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020.06 hectares hectares.

Sonkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1020.06 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 342
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkhas compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhas is the 98th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1020.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sonkhas

Sonkhas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonkhas as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkhas from other places

Sonkhas lies about 33 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Kinkhed, about 15 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 Sonkhas
Nearest railway station Kinkhed 15 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 33 km

Villages closest to Sonkhas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akola 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 Sonkhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhas village had a population of 668. That makes it the 98th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Sonkhas village has 342 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhas has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Sonkhas covers 1020.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonkhas falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhas is Kinkhed, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonkhas.

Sonkhas is about 33 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhas is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Kinkhed is about 15 km away. Murtajāpur is about 19 km away. Akola is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patur Nandapur (2.1 km), Ghonga (3.6 km) and Borgaon (6.4 km).

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

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