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- LGD code
- 542054
- Pincode
- 445102
- Post office
- Ner Parsopant
- Population
- 616
- Households
- 158
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 342
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Sonkhas ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Sonkhas ranks #57 of 116 villages in Ner mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.9%
−1.3% vs mandal average
Sonkhas73.9%
Ner mandal75.2%
Yavatmal district73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+7 vs mandal average
Sonkhas956
Ner mandal949
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Sonkhas3.9
Ner mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonkhas ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Sonkhas ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਯਵਤਮਾਲ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Ner ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 616 ਲੋਕਾਂ 158 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Ner ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 116 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 57ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 74% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 75% ਤੋਂ 1 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 956 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 445102 ਹੈ, Ner Parsopant ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 542054 ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡ Karanja ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Sai Prakash Dahake। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 726, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Sonkhas →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonkhas
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- YAVATMAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 528.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 503.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonkhas
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ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Sonkhas
- LGD code
- 542054
- Pincode
- 445102
- Post office
- Ner Parsopant
- Population (Census 2011)
- 616
- Population (projected 2026)
- 726
- Households
- 158
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karanja
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sai Prakash Dahake
- Block / Mandal
- Ner
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Villages sharing pincode 445102
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)