# Sonthi Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/sonthi/ Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga # Sonthi Sonthi is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,934 people in 332 households**, the 55th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 1,934people (2011) - 332households - 44.5%literacy - 585218PIN code ## Sonthi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonthi is 585218.** Sonthi falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585218 - Gram panchayatSonthi - Community development blockChitapur - Census village code620708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonthi from nearby towns? - Chitapur (sub-district HQ)53 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)53 km by road - Wadi (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 Sonthi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthi; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kollur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sonthi known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 84% of the 1,245 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonthi Of every 100 households in Sonthi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonthi · ■ Chitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **83% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****2%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****39%** **45% Television ****31%** **38% Mobile phone ****67%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Sonthi? ■ Sonthi · ■ Chitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **941 Working population ****45.6%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.5% for men and 35.7% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (11%) · **■** Marginal 482 (55%) 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 Chitapur - Devantegnur1,974 people - Mogla1,969 people - Rampurhalli1,939 people - Hulgera1,937 people - Evani1,891 people - Malaghan1,880 people - Kamarwadi1,758 people - Mudbol1,715 people [All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonthi?585218 - How far is Sonthi from Gulbarga?53 km by road - What is the population of Sonthi?1,934 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonthi in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sonthi?44.5% (Census 2011)