Village · Lailunga, Raigarh
# Sonajori

Sonajori is a village in Lailunga sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491441. The 2011 Census counted 2,831 people in 656 households, the 4th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.
- 2,831 people (2011)
- 656 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 491441 PIN code

## Sonajori PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sonajori is 491441. Sonajori falls in Lailunga sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491441
- Gram panchayat Sonajori
- Community development block Lailunga
- Census village code 434595

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sonajori from nearby towns?
- Lailunga (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Lailunga (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sonajori?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sonajori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lailunga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lailunga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonajori known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and peanut. About 36% of the 1,423 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sonajori

Of every 100 households in Sonajori in 2011, 25 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonajori · ■ Lailunga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 50%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 5% 21%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 7% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 24% 42%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sonajori?

■ Sonajori · ■ Lailunga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 62.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1010
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 950 1001
- Working population 60.4% 56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 57.8% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 801 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (2%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (3%) · ■ Marginal 817 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lailunga
- Gahna Jhariya 4,519 people
- Munda Gaon 3,112 people
- Bagudega 2,913 people
- Kodasiya 2,741 people
- Rajpur 2,735 people
- Tolma 2,458 people
- Bahama 2,397 people

All 122 villages in Lailunga

## Other places named Sonajori
- Sonajori · Village, Pakaur, Pakur · 2,007 people
- Sonajori · Village, Gande, Giridih · 485 people
- Sonajori · Village, Litipara, Pakur · 94 people
- Sonajori · Village, Litipara, Pakur · 64 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sonajori? 491441
- How far is Sonajori from Raigarh? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Sonajori? 2,831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonajori in? Raigarh district (Lailunga sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonajori? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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