Geographic Location of Sonakhan

The village Sonakhan is located in Kasdol Tahsil of Baloda Bazar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sonakhan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kasdol Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kasdol, which is about 35 kilometers away from Sonakhan.

Travel and Communication for Sonakhan

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sonakhan,
Baloda Bazar,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 491441

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonakhan

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

Social Structure of Sonakhan

As per available data from the year 2009, 6703 persons live in 1571 house holds in the village Sonakhan. There are 3368 female individuals and 3335 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.25% and males constitute 49.75% of the total population.

There are 540 scheduled castes persons of which 273 are females and 267 are males. Females constitute 50.56% and males constitute 49.44% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.06% of the total population.

There are 3525 scheduled tribes persons of which 1741 are females and 1784 are males. Females constitute 49.39% and males constitute 50.61% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 52.59% of the total population.

Population density of Sonakhan is 83.58 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonakhan

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Total area of Sonakhan is 8019.59 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1546 ha. About 14.56 ha is un-irrigated area. About 90 ha is irrigated area. About 90 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 367.24 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 229.73 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 95.73 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 58.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 83 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.97 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonakhan

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kasdol, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

There are 19 government primary schools in the village Sonakhan.

There are 6 government middle schools in the village Sonakhan.

There are 2 government secondary schools in the village Sonakhan.

There are 2 government senior secondary schools in the village Sonakhan.

Colleges in Sonakhan

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 Kasdol, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonakhan

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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonakhan

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

There is a primary health centre with 0 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Sonakhan.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Sonakhan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sonakhan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Sonakhan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sonakhan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonakhan.

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