Village · Bishunpura, Garhwa
# Sondiha

Sondiha is a village in Bishunpura sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822128. The 2011 Census counted 250 people in 54 households, the 23rd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.
- 250 people (2011)
- 54 households
- 93.3% literacy
- 822128 PIN code

## Sondiha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sondiha is 822128. Sondiha falls in Bishunpura sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822128
- Gram panchayat Amhar Khas
- Community development block Bishunpura
- Census village code 347435

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sondiha from nearby towns?
- Bishunpura (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 33 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sondiha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sondiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Amhar Khas
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ramna
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nagaruntari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sondiha known for?

The main crops are rice. About 61% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sondiha

Of every 100 households in Sondiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sondiha · ■ Bishunpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 35% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 94%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 98% 45%
- Television 4% 6%
- Mobile phone 91% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 34%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sondiha?

■ Sondiha · ■ Bishunpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.3% 55.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 1017
- Working population 29.6% 41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 92.0% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 17 (23%) · ■ Marginal 57 (77%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishunpura
- Bataua 322 people
- Dar 293 people
- Majhioanwan 278 people
- Karkachia 256 people
- Darjia 209 people
- Deogurwa 195 people
- Kamta 132 people
- Pato 77 people

All 29 villages in Bishunpura

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sondiha? 822128
- How far is Sondiha from Garhwa? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Sondiha? 250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondiha in? Garhwa district (Bishunpura sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sondiha? 93.3% (Census 2011)

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