# Sonmer Village, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basia, Gumla 

# Sonmer

Sonmer is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835229**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 189 households**, the 35th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 888people (2011)
- 189households
- 70.7%literacy
- 835229PIN code

## Sonmer PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonmer is 835229.** Sonmer falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835229
- Gram panchayatPantha
- Community development blockBasia
- Census village code375911

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

## How far is Sonmer from nearby towns?

- Basiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)51 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)78 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 Sonmer?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Turibira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Sonmer known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 49% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Sonmer

Of every 100 households in Sonmer in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonmer · ■ Basia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**56%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sonmer?

■ Sonmer · ■ Basia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**963

Working population ****18.5%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 19% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (51%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 64 (39%)

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 Basia

- Bambiari977 people
- Kedli954 people
- Sasia935 people
- Chintaman Kura916 people
- Kurum885 people
- Tirra865 people
- Ghunsera849 people
- Jolo849 people

[All 88 villages in Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonmer?835229
- How far is Sonmer from Gumla?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sonmer?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonmer in?Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonmer?70.7% (Census 2011)