# Sonamundi Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Sonamundi

Sonamundi is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 122 households**, the 141st largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 557people (2011)
- 122households
- 71.8%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Sonamundi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonamundi is 493555.** Sonamundi falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatSeoni Kalan
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446579

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

## How far is Sonamundi from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)58 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)23 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 Sonamundi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koma Khan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and wheat**. About 54% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Sonamundi

Of every 100 households in Sonamundi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonamundi · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

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 Sonamundi?

■ Sonamundi · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****510**

**993

Working population ****54.6%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 44 (14%)

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 Bagbahra

- Bhatgaon584 people
- Kotripani576 people
- Telibandha573 people
- Simgaon561 people
- Hathigarh552 people
- Mudpar551 people
- Chandarpur548 people
- Sohagpur Alias Nawagaon540 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonamundi?493555
- How far is Sonamundi from Mahasamund?58 km by road
- What is the population of Sonamundi?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamundi in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamundi?71.8% (Census 2011)