# Amhar Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Amhar

Amhar is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493116**. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 72 households**, the 57th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 302people (2011)
- 72households
- 65.2%literacy
- 493116PIN code

## Amhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amhar is 493116.** Amhar falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493116
- Gram panchayatPondi
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431551

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

## How far is Amhar from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)44 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 Amhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Amhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Amhar known for?

About 58% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Amhar

Of every 100 households in Amhar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amhar · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**21%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**91%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**47%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Amhar?

■ Amhar · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**966

Working population ****57.6%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 51.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (45%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 76 (44%)

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 Sonhat

- Semariya329 people
- Jamtikra324 people
- Mendra321 people
- Nawatola316 people
- Bhuiharipara297 people
- Kurthi296 people
- Bhattipara291 people
- Karri287 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amhar?493116
- How far is Amhar from Baikunthpur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Amhar?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amhar in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amhar?65.2% (Census 2011)