Sonkh

Also known as Saunkh

Saunkh, often spelled as Sonkh, is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Saunkh
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mathura
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 9,556
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Saunkh, often spelled as Sonkh, is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

==Archaeology== The site is well-known for archaeological excavations led by Herbert Härtel in 1969-70. Numerous artefacts recovered from Sonkh are visible in the Mathura Museum. Stratigraphical analysis at Sonkh and other sites has shown that the area of Mathura was almost undeveloped and Mathura was mostly a hamlet before the Mauyra era.