# Sonchiraiya Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Sonchiraiya

Sonchiraiya is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491338**. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 132 households**, the 36th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 856people (2011)
- 132households
- 69.0%literacy
- 491338PIN code

## Sonchiraiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonchiraiya is 491338.** Sonchiraiya falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491338
- Gram panchayatHantranka
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442232

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

## How far is Sonchiraiya from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)71 km by road
- Thanakhamria (nearest town)10 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 Sonchiraiya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonchiraiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Than-Khamharia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Sonchiraiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 78% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Sonchiraiya

Of every 100 households in Sonchiraiya in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonchiraiya · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****84%**

**44%

Television ****36%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**93%

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 Sonchiraiya?

■ Sonchiraiya · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**988

Working population ****51.9%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 133 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (68%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Garra967 people
- Agri950 people
- Darri940 people
- Sukhatal864 people
- Tedhi838 people
- Akola790 people
- Chikhali788 people
- Hardas786 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonchiraiya?491338
- How far is Sonchiraiya from Durg?71 km by road
- What is the population of Sonchiraiya?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonchiraiya in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonchiraiya?69.0% (Census 2011)