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

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Sonsari

Sonsari is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495556**. The 2011 Census counted **2,693 people in 616 households**, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,693people (2011)
- 616households
- 76.4%literacy
- 495556PIN code

## Sonsari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonsari is 495556.** Sonsari falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495556
- Gram panchayatSonsari
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436620

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

## How far is Sonsari from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)28 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)15 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 Sonsari?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sonsari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 67% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 433 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 Sonsari

Of every 100 households in Sonsari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonsari · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**85%

Tap water ****23%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**22%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Sonsari?

■ Sonsari · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**983

Working population ****67.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 64.6% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (32%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 223 (12%) · **■** Marginal 883 (48%)

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

- Arjuni3,069 people
- Katghari3,043 people
- Changori2,764 people
- Piparsatti2,734 people
- Karumahu2,650 people
- Pauna2,612 people
- Kotgarh2,551 people
- Bargawan2,526 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonsari?495556
- How far is Sonsari from Janjgir?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sonsari?2,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonsari in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonsari?76.4% (Census 2011)