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About Soonkhar Village

Soonkhar is a large village in Kumbhalgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,092, made up of 1,042 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soonkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soonkhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Kumbhalgarh
Pincode 313333
Area (hectares) 1186 hectares
Population 2,092
Male Population 1,042
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soonkhar compares

By the 2011 count Soonkhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 864 residents. Its 1186 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Soonkhar

Soonkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soonkhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soonkhar from other places

Soonkhar lies about 20 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Charbhuja Road, about 22 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 Soonkhar
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhalgarh 20 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 20 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 20 km
Nearest railway station Charbhuja Road 22 km

Villages closest to Soonkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soonkhar village had a population of 2,092. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 864 residents.

Soonkhar village has 1,042 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soonkhar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Soonkhar is 313333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soonkhar covers 1186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soonkhar falls under Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Soonkhar is Charbhuja Road, about 22 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 village for Soonkhar.

Soonkhar is about 20 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soonkhar is in Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district. Kumbhalgarh is about 20 km away. Rajsamand is about 20 km away. Rājsamand is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reechher (2.8 km), Kardon Ka Gurha (2.9 km) and Rati Talai (3.2 km).

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

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