# Bir Sonthi Village, Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/bir-sonthi/ Village · Thanesar, Kurukshetra # Bir Sonthi Bir Sonthi is a village in Thanesar sub-district of Kurukshetra district, Haryana, PIN code **136132**. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 93 households**, the 210th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 488people (2011) - 93households - 76.9%literacy - 136132PIN code ## Bir Sonthi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bir Sonthi is 136132.** Bir Sonthi falls in Thanesar sub-district, Kurukshetra district, Haryana. - PIN code136132 - Gram panchayatBir Sonthi - Community development blockLadwa - Census village code058692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bir Sonthi from nearby towns? - Thanesar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kurukshetra (district HQ)15 km by road - Ladwa (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 Bir Sonthi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bir Sonthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Ladwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Thanesar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Bir Sonthi known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and mustard**. About 52% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Bir Sonthi Of every 100 households in Bir Sonthi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bir Sonthi · ■ Thanesar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****74%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **27% Tap water ****78%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **57% Use banking services ****80%** **70% Television ****94%** **78% Mobile phone ****81%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Bir Sonthi? ■ Bir Sonthi · ■ Thanesar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686** **818 Working population ****29.7%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 65.5% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 41 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (25%) · **■** Marginal 64 (44%) 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 Thanesar - Mangaoli Rangran578 people - Chharpura553 people - Kahan Garh516 people - Ramnagar504 people - Mandokhara460 people - Dara Kalan Thanesar449 people - Dugari447 people - Khirki Viran441 people [All 242 villages in Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bir Sonthi?136132 - How far is Bir Sonthi from Kurukshetra?15 km by road - What is the population of Bir Sonthi?488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bir Sonthi in?Kurukshetra district (Thanesar sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Bir Sonthi?76.9% (Census 2011)