# Sonewara Village, Magarlod, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari 

# Sonewara

Sonewara is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 278 households**, the 37th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,267people (2011)
- 278households
- 69.6%literacy
- 495224PIN code

## Sonewara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonewara is 495224.** Sonewara falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495224
- Gram panchayatSonewara
- Community development blockMagarlod
- Census village code446902

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

## How far is Sonewara from nearby towns?

- Magarlod (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town)19 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 Sonewara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonewara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Borsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sonewara known for?

About 37% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Sonewara

Of every 100 households in Sonewara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonewara · ■ Magarlod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**78%

Tap water ****45%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****68%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonewara?

■ Sonewara · ■ Magarlod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**984

Working population ****52.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 486 (73%)

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 Magarlod

- Hardi1,293 people
- Khairjhiti1,291 people
- Belodi1,290 people
- Sounga1,286 people
- Gadadih1,253 people
- Dudhwara1,232 people
- Aroud1,207 people
- Pahanda1,196 people

[All 114 villages in Magarlod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/magarlod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonewara?495224
- How far is Sonewara from Dhamtari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sonewara?1,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonewara in?Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonewara?69.6% (Census 2011)