About Sonkh Village

Sonkh is a large village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,574, made up of 2,444 males and 2,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkh village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Kathumar
Pincode	321605
Area (hectares)	1100 hectares
Population	4,574
Male Population	2,444
Female Population	2,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkh compares

By the 2011 count Sonkh is the 8th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 1100 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Sonkh

Sonkh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonkh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonkh from other places

Sonkh lies about 61 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Barsana, about 12 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 Sonkh
Tehsil headquarters	Kathumar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barsana	12 km
Nearest town	Nagar	13 km
District headquarters	Alwar	61 km

Villages closest to Sonkh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkh village had a population of 4,574. That makes it the 8th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Sonkh village has 2,444 males and 2,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkh has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Sonkh is 321605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkh covers 1100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkh falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sonkh is Barsana, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonkh.

Sonkh is about 61 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkh is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kathumar is about 12 km away. Barsana is about 12 km away. Nagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.