# Sonwahi Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Sonwahi

Sonwahi is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **921 people in 191 households**, the 91st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 921people (2011)
- 191households
- 70.1%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Sonwahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonwahi is 497001.** Sonwahi falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatSonwahi
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432523

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

## How far is Sonwahi from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)13 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)13 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 Sonwahi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwahi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Latori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sonwahi known for?

About 48% of the 312 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 Sonwahi

Of every 100 households in Sonwahi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonwahi · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**20%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**22%

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 Sonwahi?

■ Sonwahi · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**954

Working population ****56.2%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 168 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (66%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Surajpur

- Gopalpur969 people
- Madanpur965 people
- Gangikot957 people
- Lodhima921 people
- Lachha907 people
- Parwatipur905 people
- Mohanpur866 people
- Pandawanagar827 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonwahi?497001
- How far is Sonwahi from Ambikapur?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sonwahi?921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwahi in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwahi?70.1% (Census 2011)