# Sonmer Village, Karra, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Karra, Khunti 

# Sonmer

Sonmer is a village in Karra sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 205 households**, the 27th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 205households
- 61.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Sonmer PIN code and other codes

Sonmer falls in Karra sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKudlum
- Community development blockKarra
- Census village code374778

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?

- Karra (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)13 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)13 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karrr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sonmer known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 16% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 58 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonmer · ■ Karra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****58%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Karra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**952

Working population ****51.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (23%) · **■** Marginal 95 (18%)

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 Karra

- Silma1,068 people
- Mehan1,065 people
- Gusa Toli1,064 people
- Bingaon1,010 people
- Sarwadag965 people
- Kachabari963 people
- Rehargara952 people
- Murhu919 people

[All 178 villages in Karra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/karra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonmer from Khunti?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sonmer?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonmer in?Khunti district (Karra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonmer?61.3% (Census 2011)