# Sonakuknar Village, Sukma – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Sonakuknar

Sonakuknar is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,444 people in 338 households**, the 9th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 338households
- 38.6%literacy
- 494111PIN code

## Sonakuknar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonakuknar is 494111.** Sonakuknar falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494111
- Gram panchayatSonakuknar
- Community development blockSukma
- Census village code450644

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

## How far is Sonakuknar from nearby towns?

- Sukma (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town)20 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 Sonakuknar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonakuknar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadi Ras
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sonakuknar known for?

About 77% of the 1,386 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonakuknar

Of every 100 households in Sonakuknar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonakuknar · ■ Sukma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****72%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Sonakuknar?

■ Sonakuknar · ■ Sukma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.6%**

**33.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**987

Working population ****62.5%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 27.4% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 88 (10%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 583 (65%)

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 Sukma

- Kerlapal2,266 people
- Badesatti2,252 people
- Murtonda2,199 people
- Kondre1,471 people
- Phulbagadi1,339 people
- Nilawaram1,284 people
- Bodko1,227 people
- Maroki1,199 people

[All 52 villages in Sukma](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonakuknar?494111
- How far is Sonakuknar from Dantewada?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonakuknar?1,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakuknar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakuknar?38.6% (Census 2011)
