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

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Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari 

# Sonjhari

Sonjhari is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **526 people in 115 households**, the 70th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 526people (2011)
- 115households
- 64.8%literacy
- 497339PIN code

## Sonjhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonjhari is 497339.** Sonjhari falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497339
- Gram panchayatSonjhari
- Community development blockMagarlod
- Census village code446991

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

## How far is Sonjhari from nearby towns?

- Magarlod (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town)28 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 Sonjhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Magarlod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 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 Sonjhari known for?

About 49% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Sonjhari

Of every 100 households in Sonjhari in 2011, 99 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonjhari · ■ Magarlod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**78%

Tap water ****19%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****93%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Sonjhari?

■ Sonjhari · ■ Magarlod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**984

Working population ****56.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 51.1% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (11%) · **■** Marginal 32 (11%)

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

- Birjhuli587 people
- Bhotha563 people
- Khadma Mal532 people
- Damkadih530 people
- Mandeli518 people
- Baniyatora503 people
- Charbhata498 people
- Bhobhla Bahra477 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonjhari?497339
- How far is Sonjhari from Dhamtari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonjhari?526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonjhari in?Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonjhari?64.8% (Census 2011)