# Sonandur Village, Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada 

# Sonandur

Sonandur is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574224**. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 491 households**, the 46th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,439people (2011)
- 491households
- 80.6%literacy
- 574224PIN code

## Sonandur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonandur is 574224.** Sonandur falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574224
- Gram panchayatMaladi
- Community development blockBeltangadi
- Census village code617650

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

## How far is Sonandur from nearby towns?

- Beltangady (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)53 km by road
- Beltangady (nearest town)10 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 Sonandur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sonandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koyyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Melanthabettu
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Maladi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Sonandur known for?

The main crops are **rubber and coconut**. Products made here include beedi. About 44% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Sonandur

Of every 100 households in Sonandur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonandur · ■ Beltangadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****33%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**83%

Use banking services ****74%**

**90%

Television ****55%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Sonandur?

■ Sonandur · ■ Beltangadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**962

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (3%) · **■** Household industry 442 (34%) · **■** Other work 701 (55%) · **■** Marginal 22 (2%)

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 Beltangadi

- Kashipatna2,673 people
- Marodi2,582 people
- Moodukodi2,557 people
- Karimanelu2,463 people
- Chibidre2,372 people
- Thenkakaranduru2,345 people
- Shibaje2,343 people
- Shirlalu2,336 people

[All 79 villages in Beltangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonandur?574224
- How far is Sonandur from Mangalore?53 km by road
- What is the population of Sonandur?2,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonandur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sonandur?80.6% (Census 2011)
