# Sonsiya Village, Talaja, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/sonsiya/ Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar # Sonsiya Sonsiya is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364081**. The 2011 Census counted **3,467 people in 576 households**, the 26th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 3,467people (2011) - 576households - 70.1%literacy - 364081PIN code ## Sonsiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonsiya is 364081.** Sonsiya falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364081 - Gram panchayatSonsiya - Community development blockTalaja - Census village code516587 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonsiya from nearby towns? - Talaja (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Alang (nearest town)5 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 Sonsiya? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alang - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talaja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 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 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 Sonsiya known for? The main crops are **ground nut, pearlmillet/bajra and cotton**. About 71% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sonsiya Of every 100 households in Sonsiya in 2011, 94 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sonsiya · ■ Talaja rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **84% Toilet within the home ****65%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **78% Tap water ****60%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****54%** **42% Television ****46%** **32% Mobile phone ****89%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****50%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sonsiya? ■ Sonsiya · ■ Talaja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **922 Working population ****37.8%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 55.4% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 288 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 659 (50%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 288 (22%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%) 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 Talaja - Unchdi3,691 people - Shobhavad3,654 people - Pratapara3,579 people - Tarsara3,541 people - Mathavda3,349 people - Ralgon3,192 people - Ambla3,141 people - Dakana3,134 people [All 113 villages in Talaja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonsiya?364081 - How far is Sonsiya from Bhavnagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Sonsiya?3,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonsiya in?Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Sonsiya?70.1% (Census 2011)