About Sonkhas Village

Sonkhas is a large village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,764, made up of 1,876 males and 1,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.17 hectares hectares.

Sonkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhas village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Mangrulpir
Area (hectares)	309.17 hectares
Population	3,764
Male Population	1,876
Female Population	1,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 309.17 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sonkhas

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

Sonkhas lies about 30 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrulpir	1.9 km
Nearest town	Mangrūl Pīr	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kata Road	26 km
District headquarters	Washim	30 km

Villages closest to Sonkhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhas village had a population of 3,764. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Sonkhas village has 1,876 males and 1,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhas has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Sonkhas covers 309.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkhas falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhas is Kata Road, about 26 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 Sonkhas.

Sonkhas is about 30 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhas is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 1.9 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 1.9 km away. Kata Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.