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About Sonkhar Village

Sonkhar is one of the larger villages in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,901, made up of 4,218 males and 3,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kathumar
Pincode 321606
Area (hectares) 843.36 hectares
Population 7,901
Male Population 4,218
Female Population 3,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonkhar compares

By the 2011 count Sonkhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 843.36 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Sonkhar

Sonkhar 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 Sonkhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonkhar from other places

Sonkhar lies about 55 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Kherli, about 2.1 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 Sonkhar
Nearest railway station Kherli 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathumar 13 km
Nearest town Nādbai 17 km
District headquarters Alwar 55 km

Villages closest to Sonkhar

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.

Common questions about Sonkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkhar village had a population of 7,901. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Sonkhar village has 4,218 males and 3,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkhar has about 873 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 Sonkhar is 321606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkhar covers 843.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkhar falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sonkhar is Kherli, about 2.1 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 village for Sonkhar.

Sonkhar is about 55 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonkhar is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kherli is about 2.1 km away. Kathumar is about 13 km away. Nādbai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gala Khera (under 2 km), Medpura (2.2 km) and Rundh Sonkhari (2.8 km).

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

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