Sonkatch Tehsil - Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Sonkatch is an administrative tehsil in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Berchha, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 53.4 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 646 km², including 638.72 km² of rural area and 7.11 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 951 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Sonkatch Tehsil
Sonkatch Tehsil has a total of 136 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhepur | Rural | Jaleriya |
| 2 | Agera | Rural | Agera |
| 3 | Araniyajagir | Rural | Phawada |
| 4 | Aser | Rural | Sadikheda |
| 5 | Babai | Rural | Babai |
| 6 | Badiyaraysal | Rural | Chandakhedi |
| 7 | Bardi | Rural | Pardikehda |
| 8 | Baroli | Rural | Oad |
| 9 | Bawadiya | Rural | Rajapur |
| 10 | Berakhedi | Rural | Berakhedi |
| 11 | Bhagsara | Rural | Bhagsara |
| 12 | Bhalaikalan | Rural | Jalodiya |
| 13 | Bhalaikhurd | Rural | Bhalia Khurd |
| 14 | Bhangardi | Rural | Jamodi |
| 15 | Bhaurasa | Urban | Not applicable |
| 16 | Bhutiyakhurd | Rural | Bhutiyakhurd |
| 17 | Bisakhedi | Rural | Beesakhedi |
| 18 | Bolasa | Rural | Bolasa |
| 19 | Budangaon | Rural | Budhangaon |
| 20 | Chandakhedi | Rural | Chandakhedi |
| 21 | Chaubarajagir | Rural | Chobarajagir |
| 22 | Chhayanmena | Rural | Chhayanmena |
| 23 | Dakachya | Rural | Dakachya |
| 24 | Daulatpur | Rural | Doulatpur |
| 25 | Dehariyapeth | Rural | Kumariyabanbir |
| 26 | Dehri | Rural | Dehari |
| 27 | Dhablajagir | Rural | Dhablajagir |
| 28 | Dhablakhalsa | Rural | Jamgod |
| 29 | Dhandeda | Rural | Dhandheda |
| 30 | Dharampur | Rural | Bhagsara |
| 31 | Dharukhedi | Rural | Sadikheda |
| 32 | Dhaturiaram | Rural | Dhaturiaram |
| 33 | Dhaturiyarao | Rural | Dhaturiaram |
| 34 | Dudlai | Rural | Dudlai |
| 35 | Elachpur | Rural | Jagadishpur |
| 36 | Enabad | Rural | Enabad |
| 37 | Gandharvpuri | Rural | Gandharvpuri |
| 38 | Ganjpura | Rural | Sanwer |
| 39 | Garhkhajuriya | Rural | Gadkhajuriya |
| 40 | Ghatiyabhana | Rural | Ghattiya Bhana |
| 41 | Ghatiyakalan | Rural | Ghatiyakala |
| 42 | Ghichlay | Rural | Ghichlay |
| 43 | Gunai | Rural | Kankadda |
| 44 | Guradiya Kachhi | Rural | Kachiguradiya |
| 45 | Guradiya Rupa | Rural | Mundla Ana |
| 46 | Guradiyagujar | Rural | Pandajagir |
| 47 | Harnawada | Rural | Harnavda |
| 48 | Jagdishpur | Rural | Jagadishpur |
| 49 | Jalodia | Rural | Jaleriya |
| 50 | Jalodiya | Rural | Jalodiya |
| 51 | Jamgod | Rural | Jamgod |
| 52 | Jamli | Rural | Jamli |
| 53 | Jamodi | Rural | Jamodi |
| 54 | Jangipur | Rural | Bolasa |
| 55 | Jassupura | Rural | Chandakhedi |
| 56 | Jolay | Rural | Jolai |
| 57 | Kachnariya Eklehra | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 58 | Kachnariyaamla | Rural | Chandakhedi |
| 59 | Kalukhedi | Rural | Enabad |
| 60 | Kankadda | Rural | Kankadda |
| 61 | Karadiyagada | Rural | Harnavda |
| 62 | Karadiyamahore | Rural | Dehari |
| 63 | Khajuriyakanka | Rural | Khajuriyakanka |
| 64 | Kharpadi | Rural | Dhaturiaram |
| 65 | Kharsi | Rural | Pardikehda |
| 66 | Kheda | Urban | Not applicable |
| 67 | Kheriyajagir(Thikana) | Rural | Kheriyajagir |
| 68 | Kheriyasahu | Rural | Bhagsara |
| 69 | Khonpeerpipalya | Rural | Khonpurpiplya |
| 70 | Khoyara | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 71 | Khuntkheda | Rural | Khuntkheda |
| 72 | Kodapura | Rural | Jamli |
| 73 | Kothada | Rural | Sanwer |
| 74 | Kulala | Rural | Kulala |
| 75 | Kumardi | Rural | Rolupiplya |
| 76 | Kumariyabanbir | Rural | Kumariyabanbir |
| 77 | Kumariyarao | Rural | Kumariyarao |
| 78 | Lakumdi | Rural | Lakumadi |
| 79 | Lalakhedi | Rural | Lalakhedi |
| 80 | Londiajagir | Rural | Londiya |
| 81 | Magariya | Rural | Khonpurpiplya |
| 82 | Mahudi | Rural | Kankadda |
| 83 | Malakpur | Rural | Patadiyataj |
| 84 | Malpura | Rural | Khuntkheda |
| 85 | Manasa | Rural | Manasa |
| 86 | Mawada | Rural | Dhaturiaram |
| 87 | Mawarkhedi | Rural | Tungani |
| 88 | Mhow | Rural | Chandakhedi |
| 89 | Mirpurkhedi | Rural | Jagadishpur |
| 90 | Mirzapur | Rural | Bhalia Khurd |
| 91 | Mitthukhedi | Rural | Bolasa |
| 92 | Mohammadpur | Rural | Pipliybaksu |
| 93 | Mondariya | Rural | Dhablajagir |
| 94 | Mundikhedi | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 95 | Mundlana | Rural | Mundla Ana |
| 96 | Muramya | Rural | Murmiya |
| 97 | Nanadharakhedi | Rural | Sarsoda |
| 98 | Narana | Rural | Budhangaon |
| 99 | Nipanya Hurhur | Rural | Nipanyahur Hur |
| 100 | Nosharabad | Rural | Dakachya |
| 101 | Oad | Rural | Oad |
| 102 | Odani | Rural | Babai |
| 103 | Padalyamohba | Rural | Dhandheda |
| 104 | Pandajagir | Rural | Pandajagir |
| 105 | Pardhikheda | Rural | Pardikehda |
| 106 | Patadiyanajdik | Rural | Patadiyanajdik |
| 107 | Patadiyataj | Rural | Patadiyataj |
| 108 | Peerpadalya | Rural | Pirpadliya |
| 109 | Phavda | Rural | Phawada |
| 110 | Pilwani | Rural | Jamodi |
| 111 | Pipalrawan | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 112 | Pipalyabaks | Rural | Pipliybaksu |
| 113 | Pipalyabhachod | Rural | Jagadishpur |
| 114 | Pipalyakhurd | Rural | Bolasa |
| 115 | Polayjagir | Rural | Polaijagir |
| 116 | Rajapur | Rural | Rajapur |
| 117 | Rajoda | Rural | Sadikheda |
| 118 | Ralayati | Rural | Jamli |
| 119 | Rolupipalya | Rural | Rolupiplya |
| 120 | Roshnabad | Rural | Bhagsara |
| 121 | Sadhukhedi | Rural | Tungani |
| 122 | Sadikheda | Rural | Sadikheda |
| 123 | Saktali | Rural | Mundla Ana |
| 124 | Sanwer | Rural | Sanwer |
| 125 | Sarsoda | Rural | Sarsoda |
| 126 | Sikkhedi | Rural | Kankadda |
| 127 | Sonkatch | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 128 | Sonkatchi | Rural | Dudlai |
| 129 | Sumrakhedi | Rural | Bhalia Khurd |
| 130 | Surakheda Kalan | Rural | Patadiyataj |
| 131 | Surakhedakhurd | Rural | Dehari |
| 132 | Surjana | Rural | Pirpadliya |
| 133 | Taldi | Rural | Lalakhedi |
| 134 | Talod | Rural | Talod |
| 135 | Tungni | Rural | Tungani |
| 136 | Umariya | Rural | Chandakhedi |
Population of Sonkatch Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Sonkatch Tehsil had a total population of 1,72,308 people living in 32,720 households. The population comprised 88,320 males and 83,988 females, with an average population density of 267 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,72,308 | 1,33,945 | 38,363 |
| Male Population | 88,320 | 68,536 | 19,784 |
| Female Population | 83,988 | 65,409 | 18,579 |
| Total Households | 32,720 | 25,877 | 6,843 |
| Population Density | 267 / km² | 210 / km² | 5,396 / km² |
Sonkatch Tehsil had 1,03,341 literate people and 24,730 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 47,017 and 2,289 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 24,730 | 19,473 | 5,257 |
| Literate Population | 1,03,341 | 77,331 | 26,010 |
| Illiterate Population | 68,967 | 56,614 | 12,353 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 47,017 | 40,451 | 6,566 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 2,289 | 1,487 | 802 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.