# Sonhat Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Sonhat

Sonhat is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 348 households**, the 46th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,424people (2011)
- 348households
- 49.1%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Sonhat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonhat is 497225.** Sonhat falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatSonhat
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432098

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

## How far is Sonhat from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)132 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)40 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 Sonhat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ragunathnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Sonhat known for?

About 35% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Sonhat

Of every 100 households in Sonhat in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonhat · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****16%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sonhat?

■ Sonhat · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**952

Working population ****54.8%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 40.1% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (18%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 592 (76%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Bhagwanpur Khas1,476 people
- Gowardhanpur1,473 people
- Alka1,436 people
- Budhadand1,426 people
- Syahi1,407 people
- Ruppur1,382 people
- Mahewa1,333 people
- Janakpur1,330 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonhat?497225
- How far is Sonhat from Ambikapur?132 km by road
- What is the population of Sonhat?1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonhat in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonhat?49.1% (Census 2011)