Sonkhedi Population, Caste, Working Data Khargone, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011
Sonkhedi is a village situated in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 213 families residing in the village Sonkhedi. The total population of Sonkhedi is 1,310 out of which 681 are males and 629 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonkhedi is 924.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonkhedi village is 256 which is 20% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonkhedi is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Sonkhedi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonkhedi is 47.2%. Thus Sonkhedi village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.7% of Khargone district. The male literacy rate is 55.86% and the female literacy rate is 37.8% in Sonkhedi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonkhedi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonkhedi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonkhedi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 256 | 135 | 121 |
| Literacy | 47.15% | 55.86% | 37.8% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 944 | 476 | 468 |
| Illiterate | 813 | 376 | 437 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 72.1% of total population in Sonkhedi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonkhedi village out of total population, 709 were engaged in work activities. 81.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 709 workers engaged in Main Work, 381 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 176 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 576 | 363 | 213 |
| Cultivators | 381 | 244 | 137 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 176 | 106 | 70 |
| Other Workers | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 133 | 23 | 110 |
| Non Working | 601 | 295 | 306 |
Nearby Villages to Sonkhedi,
Below are the list of villages near Sonkhedi village in Jhiranya.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Abhapuri Nankhodi | 1,220 |
| Dhanwa | 156 |
| Peepri | 1,888 |
| Mahufata | 183 |
| Irpur Khurd | 892 |
| Nemit | 855 |
| Chenpur | 2,270 |
| Khoi | 1,456 |
| Borkheda | 208 |
| Udaipur | 1,119 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonkhedi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia