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- LGD code
- 532771
- Pincode
- 444802
- Post office
- Kholapur
- Population
- 452
- Households
- 113
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 234
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 532 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 415 km
- Nearest railway station
- Walgaon · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Wathoda Shukleshwar · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonarkheda compares
By population, Sonarkheda ranks #62 of 137 villages in Bhatkuli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.1%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Sonarkheda
- 80.1%
- Bhatkuli mandal
- 79.1%
- Amravati district
- 78.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+24 vs mandal average
- Sonarkheda
- 974
- Bhatkuli mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Sonarkheda
- 4.0
- Bhatkuli mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonarkheda at a glance
Sonarkheda is a village of 452 people in 113 households (Census 2011) in Bhatkuli taluka, Amravati district, Maharashtra, the 62nd-largest of 137 villages in Bhatkuli taluka. Literacy is 80%, 1 points above the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Amravati district centre, 15 km from Chakur, the nearest town, 18 km from Walgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444802, served by Kholapur post office; the LGD village code is 532771. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Wathoda Shukleshwar, 1 km away. The village votes in Badnera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ravi Gangadhar Rana. The population is estimated at 533 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonarkheda · this village | 452 | 80% | — |
| Wathoda Shukleshwar · Bhatkuli | 6,224 | 82% | 1.3 km S |
| Bhalsi · Bhatkuli | 484 | 71% | 2 km NE |
| Dhangarkheda · Bhatkuli | 326 | 83% | 2.9 km NE |
| Dongargaon · Anjangaon Surji | 0 | — | 2.9 km W |
| Wadura · Amravati | 0 | — | 3.7 km NW |
| Chandikapur · Daryapur | 2,826 | 79% | 4.1 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonarkheda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AMRAVATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 216.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 190.91
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonarkheda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sonarkheda
- LGD code
- 532771
- Pincode
- 444802
- Post office
- Kholapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 452
- Population (projected 2026)
- 533
- Households
- 113
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Coordinates
- 21.00897°N, 77.53779°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amravati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Badnera
- Member of Parliament
- Balwant Wankhade
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ravi Gangadhar Rana
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatkuli
Getting there
How to reach Sonarkheda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai532 kmcapital
- Hyderabad415 km
- Delhi846 km
- Bengaluru894 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWalgaon18 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Wathoda Shukleshwar1 km
- ATM / bankFateh Manzil, Amravati Maharashtra21 km
- Petrol pumpHP19 km
- CollegeShivaji Horticulture College25 km
- Police stationKholapuri Gate Police station23 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 444802
Villages near Sonarkheda
Other villages in Bhatkuli mandal
View all 60+ →- Kholapur Bhag 1
- Bhatkuli Bhag 1
- Wathoda Shukleshwar
- Purnanagar
- Khartalegaon Bhag 1
- Saur
- Takarkheda Shambhu
- Ashti
- Asara Bhag 1
- Ganojadevi
- Sayat
- Dhamori
- Haturna
- Uttamsara
- Ganori
- Dadhi
- Waigaon
- Borkhadi Kh
- Alangaon
- Jalka
- Nirul Gangamai
- Hartala
- Kawtha
- Marki
- Virshi
- Hatkheda
- Deori
- Nimbha
- Rama
- Waki
- Gourkheda
- Parlam
- Kamnapur
- Mhaispur
- Jasapur
- Wasewadi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)