Village · Chambang, Kurung Kumey
# Sonyokoto

Sonyokoto is a village in Chambang sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 39 people in 6 households, the 50th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 39 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 83.9% literacy
- 1,167 females per 1,000 males

## Sonyokoto PIN code and other codes

Sonyokoto falls in Chambang sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chambang
- Census village code 265502

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sonyokoto from nearby towns?
- Koloriang (district HQ) 175 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town) 175 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sonyokoto?

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

### In the village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chambang
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Sonyokoto

Of every 100 households in Sonyokoto in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sonyokoto · ■ Chambang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 0% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 50%
- Tap water 100% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 31% 17%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 19% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 31% 59%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sonyokoto?

■ Sonyokoto · ■ Chambang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1167 1050
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 1042
- Working population 35.9% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 33% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (50%) · ■ Other work 7 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chambang
- Galang 51 people
- Bodepu 44 people
- Takeng 42 people
- Nyoya 40 people
- Sangha 37 people
- Tapaha 34 people
- Pitak 25 people
- Bongkung 21 people

All 59 villages in Chambang

## Quick answers
- How far is Sonyokoto from Koloriang? 175 km by road
- What is the population of Sonyokoto? 39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonyokoto in? Kurung Kumey district (Chambang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonyokoto? 83.9% (Census 2011)

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