# Sonia Village, Chambang, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chambang, Kurung Kumey 

# Sonia

Sonia is a village in Chambang sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **14 people in 2 households**, the 55th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 14people (2011)
- 2households
- 87.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Sonia PIN code and other codes

Sonia falls in Chambang sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChambang
- Census village code265558

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonia from nearby towns?

- Koloriang (district HQ)170 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town)170 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Sonia

Of every 100 households in Sonia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonia · ■ Chambang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonia?

■ Sonia · ■ Chambang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1050

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**1042

Working population ****28.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 29% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 4 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chambang

- Sangha37 people
- Tapaha34 people
- Pitak25 people
- Bongkung21 people
- Riambang11 people

[All 59 villages in Chambang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/chambang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonia from Koloriang?170 km by road
- What is the population of Sonia?14 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonia in?Kurung Kumey district (Chambang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonia?87.5% (Census 2011)