# Sonta Khiriya Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/sonta-khiriya/ Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior # Sonta Khiriya Sonta Khiriya is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **750 people in 145 households**, the 49th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 750people (2011) - 145households - 82.3%literacy - 852females per 1,000 males ## Sonta Khiriya PIN code and other codes Sonta Khiriya falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhitarwar - Census village code454263 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonta Khiriya from nearby towns? - Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gwalior (district HQ)72 km by road - Bhitarwar (nearest town)6 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 Sonta Khiriya? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonta Khiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Bhitarwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dabra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sonta Khiriya known for? The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 87% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Sonta Khiriya Of every 100 households in Sonta Khiriya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonta Khiriya · ■ Bhitarwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **59% Toilet within the home ****50%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **88% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****83%** **28% Television ****37%** **27% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****35%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sonta Khiriya? ■ Sonta Khiriya · ■ Bhitarwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **866 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **884 Working population ****36.0%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 50 (19%) 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 Bhitarwar - Khadaua800 people - Najarpur775 people - Bhangarh766 people - Chhirata763 people - Adampur737 people - Maragpur731 people - Machhariya706 people - Khor688 people [All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonta Khiriya from Gwalior?72 km by road - What is the population of Sonta Khiriya?750 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonta Khiriya in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonta Khiriya?82.3% (Census 2011)