Sonkhar, Bansi, Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

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 Sonkhar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mithwal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siddharthnagar, which is about 6 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


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, 727 persons live in 99 house holds in the village Sonkhar. There are 382 female individuals and 345 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.54% and males constitute 47.46% of the total population.

There are 118 scheduled castes persons of which 66 are females and 52 are males. Females constitute 55.93% and males constitute 44.07% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.23% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkhar is 943.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkhar


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Total area of Sonkhar is 77.06 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 67.99 ha. About 2.27 ha is un-irrigated area. About 65.66 ha is irrigated area. About 54.29 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 11.37 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 7.9 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.94 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.09 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sonkhar


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

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

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

Colleges in Sonkhar


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Sonkhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Basti, 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 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 Nauragh, 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 Nauragh, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkhar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 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 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkhar.

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

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