# Sonaidih Village, Champa, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa 

# Sonaidih

Sonaidih is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 155 households**, the 74th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 686people (2011)
- 155households
- 68.3%literacy
- 494337PIN code

## Sonaidih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonaidih is 494337.** Sonaidih falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494337
- Gram panchayatSonaidih
- Community development blockBamhnidih
- Census village code436868

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

## How far is Sonaidih from nearby towns?

- Champa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)35 km by road
- Champa (nearest town)22 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 Sonaidih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamhnidih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamhnidih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Sonaidih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 61% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Sonaidih

Of every 100 households in Sonaidih in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonaidih · ■ Champa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**29%

Own their home ****76%**

**96%

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 Sonaidih?

■ Sonaidih · ■ Champa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**935

Working population ****49.6%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 57.2% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 322 (95%)

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 Champa

- Nawagaon744 people
- Jhika738 people
- Bhurkadih715 people
- Darri705 people
- Dabhra Khurd683 people
- Bargadi602 people
- Petphorwa527 people
- Barkut484 people

[All 86 villages in Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonaidih?494337
- How far is Sonaidih from Janjgir?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaidih?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaidih in?Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaidih?68.3% (Census 2011)