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

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Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa 

# Soniyapat

Soniyapat is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495660**. The 2011 Census counted **915 people in 215 households**, the 59th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 915people (2011)
- 215households
- 72.2%literacy
- 495660PIN code

## Soniyapat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soniyapat is 495660.** Soniyapat falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495660
- Gram panchayatNawagaon
- Community development blockBamhnidih
- Census village code436840

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

## How far is Soniyapat from nearby towns?

- Champa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road
- Saragaon (nearest town)2 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 Soniyapat?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Soniyapat; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saragaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baradwar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saragaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Soniyapat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 70% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Soniyapat

Of every 100 households in Soniyapat in 2011, 70 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soniyapat · ■ Champa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****10%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**20%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Soniyapat?

■ Soniyapat · ■ Champa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**935

Working population ****52.3%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 229 (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 Champa

- Parsapali963 people
- Khamhiya952 people
- Deoraha949 people
- Mudpar934 people
- Chorhadeori863 people
- Kumhari Khurd857 people
- Khapridih853 people
- Darribanjar843 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soniyapat?495660
- How far is Soniyapat from Janjgir?30 km by road
- What is the population of Soniyapat?915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soniyapat in?Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Soniyapat?72.2% (Census 2011)