Village · Prantij, Sabar Kantha
# Sonasan

Sonasan is a village in Prantij sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 383210. The 2011 Census counted 5,371 people in 1,158 households, the 2nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.
- 5,371 people (2011)
- 1,158 households
- 81.0% literacy
- 383210 PIN code

## Sonasan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sonasan is 383210. Sonasan falls in Prantij sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 383210
- Gram panchayat Sonasan
- Community development block Prantij
- Census village code 510595

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

## How far is Sonasan from nearby towns?
- Prantij (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Prantij (nearest town) 9 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sonasan?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sonasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Prantij
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Himatnagar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sonasan known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and pearlmillet/bajra. About 85% of the 1,168 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonasan

Of every 100 households in Sonasan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sonasan · ■ Prantij rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 92%
- Toilet within the home 51% 37%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 63%
- Tap water 98% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 74%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 70%
- Use banking services 86% 66%
- Television 55% 45%
- Mobile phone 62% 62%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 39% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 5%
- None of these assets 18% 23%
- Own their home 91% 95%

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

## What is the population of Sonasan?

■ Sonasan · ■ Prantij rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 80.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 926
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 825 868
- Working population 50.3% 47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 69.5% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 527 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 873 (32%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,118 (41%) · ■ Marginal 160 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Prantij
- Moyad 7,905 people
- Salal 5,235 people
- Balisana 4,837 people
- Sitvada 4,837 people
- Tajpur 4,382 people

All 64 villages in Prantij

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sonasan? 383210
- How far is Sonasan from Himatnagar? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Sonasan? 5,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonasan in? Sabar Kantha district (Prantij sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sonasan? 81.0% (Census 2011)

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