# Sonder Village, Marwah, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Marwah, Kishtwar 

# Sonder

Sonder is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **3,658 people in 665 households**, the 1st largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 3,658people (2011)
- 665households
- 54.0%literacy
- 182205PIN code

## Sonder PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonder is 182205.** Sonder falls in Marwah sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182205
- Gram panchayatSounder A,B& C
- Community development blockDachhan
- Census village code004754

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

## How far is Sonder from nearby towns?

- Marwah (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)26 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 Sonder?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonder; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Sonder known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 10% of the 891 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Sonder

Of every 100 households in Sonder in 2011, 99 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonder · ■ Marwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**69%

Tap water ****96%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****53%**

**42%

Television ****28%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sonder?

■ Sonder · ■ Marwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**904

Working population ****40.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 36.6% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (5%) · **■** Other work 369 (25%) · **■** Marginal 1,021 (69%)

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 Marwah

- Lopara3,146 people
- Lohrna2,994 people
- Chanjer2,174 people
- Nopachi2,102 people

[All 27 villages in Marwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/marwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonder?182205
- How far is Sonder from Kishtwar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonder?3,658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonder in?Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sonder?54.0% (Census 2011)