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About Sonkhed Village

Sonkhed is a mid sized village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 516 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.82 hectares hectares.

Sonkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 534.82 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 516
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonkhed compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhed is the 53rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 534.82 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sonkhed

Sonkhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonkhed 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonkhed from other places

Sonkhed lies about 40 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 2.7 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 Sonkhed
Nearest railway station Chudawa 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 12 km
Nearest town Pūrna 12 km
District headquarters Parbhani 40 km

Villages closest to Sonkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhed village had a population of 990. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Sonkhed village has 516 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhed has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Sonkhed covers 534.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonkhed falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhed is Chudawa, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sonkhed is about 40 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhed is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Chudawa is about 2.7 km away. Purna is about 12 km away. Pūrna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupla (under 2 km), Chudawa (2.1 km) and Hiwara Bk (2.9 km).

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

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