# Sonkra Village, Berla, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Berla, Durg 

# Sonkra

Sonkra is a village in Berla sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490036**. The 2011 Census counted **2,397 people in 435 households**, the 17th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,397people (2011)
- 435households
- 73.6%literacy
- 490036PIN code

## Sonkra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonkra is 490036.** Sonkra falls in Berla sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code490036
- Gram panchayatSankara
- Community development blockBerla
- Census village code442363

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

## How far is Sonkra from nearby towns?

- Berla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)60 km by road
- Berla (nearest town)8 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 Sonkra?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Berla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Berla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sonkra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 76% of the 1,054 hectares of village land is sown, and 463 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 Sonkra

Of every 100 households in Sonkra in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonkra · ■ Berla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****61%**

**63%

Television ****42%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

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 Sonkra?

■ Sonkra · ■ Berla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**975

Working population ****51.2%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (44%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 186 (15%) · **■** Marginal 208 (17%)

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 Berla

- Sarda2,742 people
- Anandgaon2,698 people
- Pahanda2,619 people
- Deorbeeja2,543 people
- Kharra2,305 people
- Dewada2,200 people
- Deori2,165 people
- Khudmuda2,057 people

[All 136 villages in Berla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/berla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonkra?490036
- How far is Sonkra from Durg?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkra?2,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkra in?Durg district (Berla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkra?73.6% (Census 2011)