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About Sonkhas Village

Sonkhas is a mid sized village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 333 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.45 hectares hectares.

Sonkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 581.45 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 333
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkhas compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhas is the 62nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 581.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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 <5 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 47 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 32 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 Ghatanji 14 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 14 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 47 km

Villages closest to Sonkhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhas village had a population of 676. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Sonkhas village has 333 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhas has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Sonkhas covers 581.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonkhas falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhas is Pimpalkutti, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Sonkhas.

Sonkhas is about 47 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhas is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 14 km away. Ghātanji is about 14 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadhona (2.0 km), Chincholi (2.1 km) and Kopri (2.4 km).

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

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