# Sontha Village, Chuda, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chuda, Surendranagar 

# Sontha

Sontha is a village in Chuda sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363415**. The 2011 Census counted **2,016 people in 389 households**, the 17th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,016people (2011)
- 389households
- 70.9%literacy
- 363415PIN code

## Sontha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sontha is 363415.** Sontha falls in Chuda sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363415
- Gram panchayatSontha
- Community development blockChuda
- Census village code512530

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

## How far is Sontha from nearby towns?

- Chuda (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dhandhuka (nearest town)17 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 Sontha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhandhuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Limbdi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chuda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river 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 Sontha known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 91% of the 1,017 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Sontha

Of every 100 households in Sontha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sontha · ■ Chuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****48%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 Sontha?

■ Sontha · ■ Chuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**880

Working population ****58.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 61.0% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (18%) · **■** Household industry 87 (7%) · **■** Other work 124 (10%) · **■** Marginal 461 (39%)

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 Chuda

- Chhatriyala2,639 people
- Chhalala2,398 people
- Gokharwala2,205 people
- Karol2,094 people
- Khandiya1,851 people
- Kanthariya1,756 people
- Karmad1,734 people
- Samdhiyala1,731 people

[All 38 villages in Chuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/chuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sontha?363415
- How far is Sontha from Surendranagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sontha?2,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontha in?Surendranagar district (Chuda sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sontha?70.9% (Census 2011)
