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

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Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari 

# Sounga

Sounga is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 250 households**, the 36th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 250households
- 80.8%literacy
- 493663PIN code

## Sounga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sounga is 493663.** Sounga falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493663
- Gram panchayatSounga
- Community development blockMagarlod
- Census village code446932

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

## How far is Sounga from nearby towns?

- Magarlod (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)42 km by road
- Magarlod (nearest town)12 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 Sounga?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sounga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Medha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Magarlod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sounga known for?

About 55% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 632 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 Sounga

Of every 100 households in Sounga in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sounga · ■ Magarlod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**55%

Television ****41%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sounga?

■ Sounga · ■ Magarlod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**984

Working population ****47.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 71.8% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (62%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Paraswani1,298 people
- Hardi1,293 people
- Khairjhiti1,291 people
- Belodi1,290 people
- Sonewara1,267 people
- Gadadih1,253 people
- Dudhwara1,232 people
- Aroud1,207 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sounga?493663
- How far is Sounga from Dhamtari?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sounga?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sounga in?Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sounga?80.8% (Census 2011)