# Sonthal Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Sonthal

Sonthal is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 91 households**, the 19th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 497people (2011)
- 91households
- 85.9%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Sonthal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonthal is 171209.** Sonthal falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025256

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

## How far is Sonthal from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)37 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)24 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 Sonthal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nahol
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jun. Chiyog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Sonthal known for?

The main crops are **chilly and vegetables**. About 24% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonthal

Of every 100 households in Sonthal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonthal · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**51%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****72%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Sonthal?

■ Sonthal · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**908

Working population ****62.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 78.3% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 211 (68%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 69 (22%)

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 Theog

- Daghali517 people
- Janahan503 people
- Deha497 people
- Domahr497 people
- Patinal488 people
- Mahori472 people
- Kelwi467 people
- Roni Chadara458 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonthal?171209
- How far is Sonthal from Shimla?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sonthal?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonthal in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonthal?85.9% (Census 2011)