# Sonawani Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Sonawani

Sonawani is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **47 people in 8 households**, the 104th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 47people (2011)
- 8households
- 78.6%literacy
- 1,611females per 1,000 males

## Sonawani PIN code and other codes

Sonawani falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497643

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

## How far is Sonawani from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)45 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 Sonawani?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Sonawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Chichgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sonawani known for?

About 100% of the 44 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 Sonawani

Of every 100 households in Sonawani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonawani · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**72%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**23%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Sonawani?

■ Sonawani · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1611**

**1015

Working population ****51.1%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 67% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (8%)

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 Lalbarra

- Khairgondi245 people
- Nawegaon197 people
- Chikhali Badi148 people
- Gankheda67 people
- Silejhari Waraseoni33 people
- Chawarpani27 people
- Malgondi4 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonawani from Balaghat?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sonawani?47 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawani in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonawani?78.6% (Census 2011)