Skip to main content

About Sonekhari Village

Sonekhari is a small village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 105 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.7 hectares hectares.

Sonekhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonekhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 254.7 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 105
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonekhari compares

By the 2011 count Sonekhari is the 81st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 254.7 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sonekhari

Sonekhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonekhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sonekhari from other places

Sonekhari lies about 17 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 19 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 Sonekhari
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 17 km
District headquarters Bhandara 17 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Koka 19 km

Villages closest to Sonekhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonekhari village had a population of 200. That makes it the 81st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Sonekhari village has 105 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonekhari has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Sonekhari covers 254.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonekhari falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonekhari is Koka, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonekhari.

Sonekhari is about 17 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonekhari is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhani is about 17 km away. Bhandara is about 17 km away. Bhandāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daitmangli (under 2 km), Kinhi (1.7 km) and Chikhalbodi (2.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.