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About Sonarkheda Village

Sonarkheda is a small village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 229 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.36 hectares hectares.

Sonarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Bhatkuli
Area (hectares) 216.36 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 229
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Sonarkheda is the 62nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 216.36 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 946.

Getting to Sonarkheda

Sonarkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonarkheda as Available within village. 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 Sonarkheda from other places

Sonarkheda lies about 24 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Walgaon, about 18 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 Sonarkheda
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkuli 14 km
Nearest railway station Walgaon 18 km
District headquarters Amravati 24 km

Villages closest to Sonarkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarkheda village had a population of 452. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Sonarkheda village has 229 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarkheda has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Sonarkheda covers 216.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonarkheda falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonarkheda is Walgaon, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Sonarkheda.

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

Sonarkheda is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Bhatkuli is about 14 km away. Walgaon is about 18 km away. Amravati 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 Bhalsi (under 2 km), Wathoda Shukleshwar (under 2 km) and Dhangarkheda (2.4 km).

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

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