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Sonkatch is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Dewas district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It's also a Tehsil headquarter of District.
Sonkatch
Sonekutch | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Pushhpagiri Jain Mandir Sonkatch | |
  Sonkatch Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Sonkatch Sonkatch (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°58′24″N 76°21′13″E / 22.97333°N 76.35361°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dewas |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,135 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Geography
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Sonkatch loceted on 22°58′24″N 76°21′13″E / 22.97333°N 76.35361°E. Sonkatch loceted in Northestern part of dewas district, it's located on bank of Kali Sindh River.[1]
Demographics
editAt the 2001 India census,[2] Sonkatch had a population of 15,543. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonkatch had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 61%. In Sonkatch, 15% of the population were under 6 years of age.
Temple
editPushpagiri Jain Teerth
editThe temple here is dedicated to Lord Mahavir. This Jain kshetra is a 250 acre complex housing Jain Sthanaks, school, hospital, museum, cottages, shopping centers and above all, a 108 fool tall idol of Bhagwan Paraswanath in a yogic (padmasan) posture. This would be one of tallest Jain idols surpassing even 57' height Bhagwan Bahubali idol at Shravanabelgola in Karnataka.[3]
Government
editSonkatch is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.[4] Rajesh Sonkar is elected mla of Sonkatch from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. entire assembly is part of Dewas Lok Sabha constituency.
Transportation
editSonkatch is located on the bank of the Kali Sindh river on the NH-86 Indore - Bhopal road. It is 70 km from Indore, 33 km from Dewas, 70 km from Ujjain and 118 km from Bhopal. Dewas is the nearest Railway station.
References
edit- ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Sonkach2.html
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Jinaagam Saar".
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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