# Sonsara Village, Lahar, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lahar, Bhind 

# Sonsara

Sonsara is a village in Lahar sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,426 people in 282 households**, the 31st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,426people (2011)
- 282households
- 63.9%literacy
- 780females per 1,000 males

## Sonsara PIN code and other codes

Sonsara falls in Lahar sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLahar
- Census village code453622

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

## How far is Sonsara from nearby towns?

- Lahar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ)80 km by road
- Lahar (nearest town)16 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 Sonsara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lahar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lahar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sonsara known for?

About 78% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Sonsara

Of every 100 households in Sonsara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonsara · ■ Lahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sonsara?

■ Sonsara · ■ Lahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****780**

**831

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**854

Working population ****54.5%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 50.6% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 392 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 169 (22%)

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 Lahar

- Andhiyari No21,493 people
- Adotpura1,455 people
- Khuja1,440 people
- Genthari1,437 people
- Madori1,406 people
- Bisanpura1,401 people
- Raipura1,377 people
- Badagaon No21,365 people

[All 147 villages in Lahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/lahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonsara from Bhind?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sonsara?1,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonsara in?Bhind district (Lahar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonsara?63.9% (Census 2011)