# Sonesarar Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/sonesarar/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Sonesarar Sonesarar is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,445 people in 283 households**, the 27th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,445people (2011) - 283households - 76.7%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Sonesarar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonesarar is 491441.** Sonesarar falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatSonesarar - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441182 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonesarar from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)18 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)17 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 Sonesarar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonesarar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirgi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Sonesarar known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 75% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Sonesarar Of every 100 households in Sonesarar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonesarar · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****76%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **77% Tap water ****84%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****85%** **78% Television ****36%** **30% Mobile phone ****21%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **18% Own their home ****93%** **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 Sonesarar? ■ Sonesarar · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **1002 Working population ****59.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 573 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (8%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 171 (20%) 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 Dongargaon - Sangin Kachhar1,521 people - Ratapayli1,503 people - Vicharpur Nawagaon1,493 people - Sambalpur1,464 people - Bamhani Bhatha1,412 people - Kotrasarar1,378 people - Nandiya1,377 people - Jarwahi1,347 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonesarar?491441 - How far is Sonesarar from Rajnandgaon?18 km by road - What is the population of Sonesarar?1,445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonesarar in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonesarar?76.7% (Census 2011)