# Son Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Son

Son is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 138 households**, the 66th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 635people (2011)
- 138households
- 69.7%literacy
- 495552PIN code

## Son PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Son is 495552.** Son falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495552
- Gram panchayatAmlipali
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436587

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

## How far is Son from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)38 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)16 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 Son?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Son; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Podidalha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Son known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 39% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Son

Of every 100 households in Son in 2011, 79 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Son · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Son?

■ Son · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**983

Working population ****56.2%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (20%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 208 (58%)

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

- Nawapara815 people
- Parsada752 people
- Suwarmal675 people
- Darri647 people
- Saraipali600 people
- Ghanwa580 people
- Gadhola561 people
- Pachri462 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Son?495552
- How far is Son from Janjgir?38 km by road
- What is the population of Son?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Son in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Son?69.7% (Census 2011)