# Kotmi Sonar Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/kotmi-sonar/ Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Kotmi Sonar Kotmi Sonar is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **7,662 people in 1,616 households**, the 2nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 7,662people (2011) - 1,616households - 70.2%literacy - 495552PIN code ## Kotmi Sonar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotmi Sonar is 495552.** Kotmi Sonar falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495552 - Gram panchayatKotmi Sonar - Community development blockAkaltara - Census village code436605 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotmi Sonar from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)31 km by road - Akaltara (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 Kotmi Sonar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kotmi Sonar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akaltara - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kotmi Sonar known for? The main crops are **paddy, linseed and tivra**. About 64% of the 1,420 hectares of village land is sown, and 881 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 Kotmi Sonar Of every 100 households in Kotmi Sonar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotmi Sonar · ■ Akaltara rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **85% Toilet within the home ****10%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****6%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****18%** **22% Television ****21%** **29% Mobile phone ****21%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **35% Own their home ****89%** **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 Kotmi Sonar? ■ Kotmi Sonar · ■ Akaltara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **983 Working population ****55.0%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.3% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 769 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 818 (19%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 274 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2,327 (55%) 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 Akaltara - Nariyara9,942 people - Pondidalha5,149 people - Amora4,943 people - Tilai4,836 people - Kirari4,248 people [All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotmi Sonar?495552 - How far is Kotmi Sonar from Janjgir?31 km by road - What is the population of Kotmi Sonar?7,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotmi Sonar in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotmi Sonar?70.2% (Census 2011)