Village · Chirgaon, Shimla # Sondari Sondari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171208. The 2011 Census counted 542 people in 98 households, the 32nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 542 people (2011) - 98 households - 57.3% literacy - 171208 PIN code ## Sondari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sondari is 171208. Sondari falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171208 - Community development block Chauhara - Census village code 026641 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sondari from nearby towns? - Chirgaon (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 146 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sondari? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sondari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chirgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shima - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sandasu - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Sondari known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 10% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sondari Of every 100 households in Sondari in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sondari · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 90% - Toilet within the home 7% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 68% - Tap water 99% 94% - Drinking water within premises 11% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 38% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 58% - Use banking services 93% 80% - Television 41% 56% - Mobile phone 92% 80% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 5% 12% - Own their home 93% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sondari? ■ Sondari · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 884 - Working population 62.9% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 50.0% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 140 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 46 (13%) · ■ Marginal 152 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon - Gumma 559 people - Bhetyani 551 people - Sindasli 550 people - Chiroti 543 people - Pekha 532 people - Sari 525 people - Denwari 518 people - Dhagoli 512 people All 152 villages in Chirgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sondari? 171208 - How far is Sondari from Shimla? 146 km by road - What is the population of Sondari? 542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sondari in? Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sondari? 57.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/sondari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.