# Sonchipi Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Sonchipi

Sonchipi is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835214**. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 93 households**, the 59th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 490people (2011)
- 93households
- 69.6%literacy
- 835214PIN code

## Sonchipi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonchipi is 835214.** Sonchipi falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835214
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374254

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

## How far is Sonchipi from nearby towns?

- Chanho (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)29 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)29 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 Sonchipi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mandar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mandar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Sonchipi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Sonchipi

Of every 100 households in Sonchipi in 2011, 54 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonchipi · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**63%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**16%

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 Sonchipi?

■ Sonchipi · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**953

Working population ****42.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 45% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 91 (44%)

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 Chanho

- Lupunga572 people
- Badri525 people
- Ara510 people
- Jaipur496 people
- Chutyo481 people
- Mahthatoli378 people
- Lurangi338 people
- Buchaopa261 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonchipi?835214
- How far is Sonchipi from Ranchi?29 km by road
- What is the population of Sonchipi?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonchipi in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonchipi?69.6% (Census 2011)