About Sonkhedi Village

Sonkhedi is a mid sized village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 500 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares.

Sonkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhedi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Amalner
Area (hectares)	547 hectares
Population	968
Male Population	500
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhedi is the 73rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sonkhedi

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

Sonkhedi lies about 38 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 7.7 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 Sonkhedi
Nearest railway station	Takarkhede	7.7 km
Nearest town	Dharangaon	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amalner	17 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	38 km

Villages closest to Sonkhedi

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

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Common questions about Sonkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhedi village had a population of 968. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Sonkhedi village has 500 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhedi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Sonkhedi covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonkhedi falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhedi is Takarkhede, about 7.7 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 Sonkhedi.

Sonkhedi is about 38 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhedi is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Takarkhede is about 7.7 km away. Dharangaon is about 11 km away. Amalner is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.