Village · Lunawada, Panch Mahals
# Mota Sonela

Mota Sonela is a village in Lunawada sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code 389230. The 2011 Census counted 1,978 people in 371 households, the 26th largest of 237 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.
- 1,978 people (2011)
- 371 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 389230 PIN code

## Mota Sonela PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mota Sonela is 389230. Mota Sonela falls in Lunawada sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 389230
- Gram panchayat Mota Sonela
- Community development block Lunawada
- Census village code 518212

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mota Sonela from nearby towns?
- Lunawada (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Godhra (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Lunawada (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mota Sonela?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mota Sonela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lunawada
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Lunawada
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Lunawada
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mota Sonela known for?

The main crops are paddy, pearlmillet and pulses. About 99% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mota Sonela

Of every 100 households in Mota Sonela in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mota Sonela · ■ Lunawada rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 95%
- Toilet within the home 34% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 30% 69%
- Tap water 38% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 85%
- Use banking services 57% 56%
- Television 23% 22%
- Mobile phone 29% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 54% 40%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mota Sonela?

■ Mota Sonela · ■ Lunawada rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 73.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 980 907
- Working population 46.5% 50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 291 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 88 (10%) · ■ Marginal 526 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lunawada
- Pattan 2,282 people
- Khempur 2,051 people
- Mochivadiya 2,013 people
- Rajgadh 1,995 people
- Ucharpi 1,950 people
- Makhaliya 1,921 people
- Kakachiya 1,895 people
- Kadachhala 1,840 people

All 242 villages in Lunawada

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mota Sonela? 389230
- How far is Mota Sonela from Godhra? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Mota Sonela? 1,978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mota Sonela in? Panch Mahals district (Lunawada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Mota Sonela? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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