Geographic Location of Sonkhar

The village Sonkhar is located in Bansi Tahsil of Siddharth Nagar District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Sonarabar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bansi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siddharthnagar, which is about 3 kilometers away from Sonkhar.

Travel and Communication for Sonkhar

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonkhar

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A brief summary of available data for Sonkhar is given below:

Social Structure of Sonkhar

As per available data from the year 2009, 3899 persons live in 594 house holds in the village Sonkhar. There are 1826 female individuals and 2073 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.83% and males constitute 53.17% of the total population.

There are 101 scheduled castes persons of which 48 are females and 53 are males. Females constitute 47.52% and males constitute 52.48% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.59% of the total population.

There are 3 scheduled tribes persons of which 2 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.08% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkhar is 1011.18 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkhar

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Total area of Sonkhar is 385.59 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 336 ha. About 124.93 ha is un-irrigated area. About 211.07 ha is irrigated area. About 69.17 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 141.9 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 26.97 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.63 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 4.01 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.69 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.81 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 6.48 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonkhar

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Bansi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a private primary school in the village Sonkhar.

There are no middle schools in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bansi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bansi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

Colleges in Sonkhar

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Bansi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Gorakhpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gorakhpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gorakhpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Basti, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonkhar

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gorakhpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Basti, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkhar

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

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