Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Sonthi Sonthi is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 2,710 people in 675 households, the 11th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 2,710 people (2011) - 675 households - 75.2% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Sonthi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sonthi is 491557. Sonthi falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Sonthi - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436973 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sonthi from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 46 km by road - Sakti (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sonthi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sakti - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sakti - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sakti - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonthi known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 75% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sonthi Of every 100 households in Sonthi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonthi · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 92% - Toilet within the home 20% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 91% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 19% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 98% - Use banking services 31% 27% - Television 41% 31% - Mobile phone 14% 22% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 26% 31% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sonthi? ■ Sonthi · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1001 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 983 956 - Working population 47.3% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 104 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 320 (25%) · ■ Household industry 32 (2%) · ■ Other work 543 (42%) · ■ Marginal 283 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Nagrda 3,134 people - Lawsara 2,943 people - Deragarh 2,749 people - Jajang 2,714 people - Reda 2,651 people - Paladi Kalan 2,586 people - Jarwe 2,511 people - Singhansara 2,444 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Other places named Sonthi - Sonthi · Village, Masturi, Bilaspur · 2,955 people - Sonthi · Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga · 1,934 people - Sonthi · Village, Shyampur, Sehore · 1,662 people - Sonthi · Village, Guna, Guna · 533 people - Sonthi · Village, Kundam, Jabalpur · 214 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonthi? 491557 - How far is Sonthi from Janjgir? 46 km by road - What is the population of Sonthi? 2,710 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonthi in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonthi? 75.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/sonthi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.