# Sona Khurd Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Sona Khurd

Sona Khurd is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **55 people in 8 households**, the 193rd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 55people (2011)
- 8households
- 97.9%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Sona Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sona Khurd is 173217.** Sona Khurd falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022446

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

## How far is Sona Khurd from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)31 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 Sona Khurd?

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

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhariya
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chayal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sona Khurd known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 21% of the 14 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 Sona Khurd

Of every 100 households in Sona Khurd in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Sona Khurd · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**80%

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 Sona Khurd?

■ Sona Khurd · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**917

Working population ****52.7%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 95.7% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (24%)

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 Kandaghat

- Nataila58 people
- Hiwan Kalan57 people
- Kumharari55 people
- Laliana55 people
- Gara53 people
- Gandrori52 people
- Kaisu52 people
- Nain51 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sona Khurd?173217
- How far is Sona Khurd from Solan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Sona Khurd?55 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Khurd in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Khurd?97.9% (Census 2011)