# Sonhtara Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Sonhtara

Sonhtara is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 172 households**, the 61st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 757people (2011)
- 172households
- 79.3%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Sonhtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonhtara is 491227.** Sonhtara falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatParsada
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443204

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

## How far is Sonhtara from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)61 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)7 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 Sonhtara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonhtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhalmala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Sonhtara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 80% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Sonhtara

Of every 100 households in Sonhtara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonhtara · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****55%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Sonhtara?

■ Sonhtara · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**990

Working population ****55.4%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (36%) · **■** Other work 56 (13%) · **■** Marginal 24 (6%)

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 Balod

- Malgaon810 people
- Matiya B786 people
- Khursipar775 people
- Khairwahi766 people
- Parreguda746 people
- Bhothali731 people
- Naga Dabri724 people
- Merkee691 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonhtara?491227
- How far is Sonhtara from Durg?61 km by road
- What is the population of Sonhtara?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonhtara in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonhtara?79.3% (Census 2011)