# Sonasawari Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/sonasawari/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Sonasawari Sonasawari is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,951 people in 399 households**, the 17th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,951people (2011) - 399households - 83.9%literacy - 842females per 1,000 males ## Sonasawari PIN code and other codes Sonasawari falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockHoshangabad - Census village code487303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonasawari from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)18 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)5 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 Sonasawari? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonasawari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Itarsi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Itarsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Sonasawari known for? The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and dhan**. About 92% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 709 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 Sonasawari Of every 100 households in Sonasawari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonasawari · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **82% Toilet within the home ****60%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **64% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **90% Use banking services ****53%** **44% Television ****64%** **34% Mobile phone ****67%** **41% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **28% Own their home ****90%** **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 Sonasawari? ■ Sonasawari · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **946 Working population ****35.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 407 (58%) · **■** Marginal 137 (20%) 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 Itarsi - Gonchi Tironda2,058 people - Jamani2,036 people - Tikhad2,029 people - Pahanbarri2,012 people - Nagpur Kalan1,867 people - Chandon1,822 people - Dhurpon1,777 people - Nayagaon1,631 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonasawari from Hoshangabad?18 km by road - What is the population of Sonasawari?1,951 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonasawari in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonasawari?83.9% (Census 2011)