Sonkatch
Town in Madhya Pradesh, India
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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 | |
| 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
Sonkatch located on 22°58′24″N 76°21′13″E. Sonkatch located in Northestern part of dewas district, it's located on bank of Kali Sindh River.[1]
Demographics
At 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
Pushpagiri Jain Teerth
The 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
Sonkatch 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.