Sonkhar, Basti, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonkhar


The village Sonkhar is located in Basti Tahsil of Basti District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Nagara Bairihar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bankati Community Development Block. The nearest town is Basti, which is about 12 kilometers away from Sonkhar.

Travel and Communication for Sonkhar


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

Postal Address:
Sonkhar,
Basti,
Uttar Pradesh, India
PIN - 272178

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonkhar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonkhar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonkhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 317 persons live in 30 house holds in the village Sonkhar. There are 150 female individuals and 167 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.32% and males constitute 52.68% of the total population.

There are 65 scheduled castes persons of which 31 are females and 34 are males. Females constitute 47.69% and males constitute 52.31% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.5% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkhar is 749.41 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkhar


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Total area of Sonkhar is 42.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 36.63 ha. About 2.3 ha is un-irrigated area. About 34.32 ha is irrigated area. About 34.32 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 3.19 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.34 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.94 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonkhar


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

There are no engineering colleges in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Basti, 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 private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Basti, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkhar


There is a community health centre more than 10 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 no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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