# Sonalva Village, Rapar, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Rapar, Kachchh 

# Sonalva

Sonalva is a village in Rapar sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370155**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 84 households**, the 88th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 416people (2011)
- 84households
- 47.8%literacy
- 370155PIN code

## Sonalva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonalva is 370155.** Sonalva falls in Rapar sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370155
- Gram panchayatSonalva
- Community development blockRapar
- Census village code506572

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

## How far is Sonalva from nearby towns?

- Rapar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)177 km by road
- Rapar (nearest town)18 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 Sonalva?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonalva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rapar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Sonalva known for?

The main crops are **mung bean, sorghum and ground nut**. About 62% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonalva

Of every 100 households in Sonalva in 2011, 10 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonalva · ■ Rapar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**75%

Tap water ****84%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Sonalva?

■ Sonalva · ■ Rapar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**933

Working population ****39.4%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 34.6% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (59%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Rapar

- Vajepar498 people
- Dedarva477 people
- Sudana Vandh437 people
- Palanpar435 people
- Rampar330 people
- Vekra304 people
- Sarasla301 people
- Pethapar297 people

[All 97 villages in Rapar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/rapar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonalva?370155
- How far is Sonalva from Bhuj?177 km by road
- What is the population of Sonalva?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonalva in?Kachchh district (Rapar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sonalva?47.8% (Census 2011)