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Sonkhar

सोंखर
Bansi mandal
Pincode 272153
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KRISHNA MURARI YADAV
Contact: 98****5801
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LGD code
176996
Pincode
272153
Post office
Bansi
Population
3,899
Households
594
Literacy rate
42.2%
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,601
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonkhar compares

By population, Sonkhar ranks #6 of 776 villages in Bansi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.2%
−7.1% vs mandal average
Sonkhar
42.2%
Bansi mandal
49.3%
Siddharthnagar district
48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
881
−107 vs mandal average
Sonkhar
881
Bansi mandal
988
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Sonkhar
6.6
Bansi mandal
6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sonkhar at a glance

Sonkhar is a village of 3,899 people in 594 households (Census 2011) in Bansi tehsil, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 776 villages in Bansi tehsil. Literacy is 42%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 272153, served by Bansi post office; the LGD village code is 176996. The sarpanch is KRISHNA MURARI YADAV, and the village votes in Harraiya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Singh. The population is estimated at 4,597 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sonkhar

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonkhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SONARABAR
Total area (ha)
385.59
Irrigated area (ha)
211.07
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sonkhar

LGD code
176996
Pincode
272153
Post office
Bansi
Population (Census 2011)
3,899
Population (projected 2026)
4,597
Households
594
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
881
Literacy rate
42.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Basti
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Harraiya
Member of Parliament
Ram Prasad Chaudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KRISHNA MURARI YADAV
Block / Mandal
Bansi
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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