Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Sonaidih Sonaidih is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495552. The 2011 Census counted 277 people in 52 households, the 75th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 277 people (2011) - 52 households - 72.6% literacy - 495552 PIN code ## Sonaidih PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sonaidih is 495552. Sonaidih falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495552 - Gram panchayat Birkoni - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436652 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sonaidih from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 11 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sonaidih? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Katnai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Janjgir - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonaidih known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 75% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sonaidih Of every 100 households in Sonaidih in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonaidih · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 85% - Toilet within the home 2% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 14% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 4% 22% - Television 14% 29% - Mobile phone 4% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 14% 35% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sonaidih? ■ Sonaidih · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.6% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 764 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 654 983 - Working population 56.0% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 54.4% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (31%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%) · ■ Marginal 68 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Amlipali 438 people - Khapridih 416 people - Bhaisatara 377 people - Jhiriya 350 people - Ameri 225 people - Lilwadih 45 people - Saraiguhan 45 people - Dalhadamami 8 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonaidih? 495552 - How far is Sonaidih from Janjgir? 11 km by road - What is the population of Sonaidih? 277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonaidih in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonaidih? 72.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/sonaidih/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.