About Sonkhas Village

Sonkhas is a mid sized village in Ner tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 315 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.27 hectares hectares.

Sonkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhas village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Ner
Area (hectares)	528.27 hectares
Population	616
Male Population	315
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonkhas compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhas is the 54th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 528.27 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 5 - 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 15 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Lasina, about 3.4 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
Nearest railway station	Lasina	3.4 km
Nearest town	Lohāra	11 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ner	15 km

Villages closest to Sonkhas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ner 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 616. That makes it the 54th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Sonkhas village has 315 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhas has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Sonkhas covers 528.27 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 Ner tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhas is Lasina, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 15 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 Ner tehsil of Yavatmal district. Lasina is about 3.4 km away. Lohāra is about 11 km away. Yavatmal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.