# Sontara Village, Tilda, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tilda, Raipur 

# Sontara

Sontara is a village in Tilda sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497778**. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 227 households**, the 84th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 227households
- 75.9%literacy
- 497778PIN code

## Sontara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sontara is 497778.** Sontara falls in Tilda sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497778
- Gram panchayatSontara
- Community development blockTilda
- Census village code444975

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?

- Tilda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tilda (nearest town)15 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raikheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kohka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, 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, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 76% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Sontara

Of every 100 households in Sontara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sontara · ■ Tilda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Tilda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**973

Working population ****47.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 65.3% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 461 (89%)

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 Tilda

- Budgahan1,130 people
- Maghaipur1,104 people
- Chicholi1,103 people
- Silpatti1,092 people
- Jota1,078 people
- Pikaridih1,067 people
- Tildadih1,009 people
- Padabhath986 people

[All 132 villages in Tilda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/tilda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sontara?497778
- How far is Sontara from Raipur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sontara?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontara in?Raipur district (Tilda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sontara?75.9% (Census 2011)