# Sonthi Village, Masturi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Masturi, Bilaspur 

# Sonthi

Sonthi is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496197**. The 2011 Census counted **2,955 people in 684 households**, the 23rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 2,955people (2011)
- 684households
- 67.5%literacy
- 496197PIN code

## Sonthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonthi is 496197.** Sonthi falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496197
- Gram panchayatSonthi
- Community development blockMasturi
- Census village code438800

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

## How far is Sonthi from nearby towns?

- Masturi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)34 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 Sonthi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Khamhariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

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.

## What is Sonthi known for?

About 69% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonthi

Of every 100 households in Sonthi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonthi · ■ Masturi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**27%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Sonthi?

■ Sonthi · ■ Masturi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**959

Working population ****52.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (17%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 178 (11%) · **■** Marginal 925 (59%)

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 Masturi

- Okhar3,292 people
- Nargoda3,204 people
- Sonsari3,190 people
- Lawar3,167 people
- Jewara2,941 people
- Pachpedi2,925 people
- Bitkula2,911 people
- Paraghat2,911 people

[All 173 villages in Masturi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonthi?496197
- How far is Sonthi from Bilaspur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Sonthi?2,955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonthi in?Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonthi?67.5% (Census 2011)