# Sontara Village, Bodla, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodla, Kabeerdham 

# Sontara

Sontara is a village in Bodla sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 71 households**, the 196th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 303people (2011)
- 71households
- 58.5%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Sontara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sontara is 491995.** Sontara falls in Bodla sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatMudghusari
- Community development blockBodla
- Census village code439271

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

## How far is Sontara from nearby towns?

- Bodla (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bodla (nearest town)25 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 Sontara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baijalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○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, 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 Sontara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and soyabean**. About 39% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sontara

Of every 100 households in Sontara in 2011, 71 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sontara · ■ Bodla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sontara?

■ Sontara · ■ Bodla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**978

Working population ****49.5%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 44.3% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 12 (8%)

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 Bodla

- Bangora317 people
- Shambhu Pipar308 people
- Dhawaipani305 people
- Sakti Pani305 people
- Katangi Kalan296 people
- Rewapar296 people
- Sutiya295 people
- Thakur Tola295 people

[All 343 villages in Bodla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/bodla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sontara?491995
- How far is Sontara from Kawardha?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sontara?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontara in?Kabeerdham district (Bodla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sontara?58.5% (Census 2011)