# Sontalai Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/sontalai/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Sontalai Sontalai is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,517 people in 519 households**, the 8th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 2,517people (2011) - 519households - 73.3%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Sontalai PIN code and other codes Sontalai falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKesala - Census village code487330 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sontalai from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)44 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)26 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 Sontalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sontalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km - ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Sontalai known for? About 71% of the 893 hectares of village land is sown, and 538 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 Sontalai Of every 100 households in Sontalai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sontalai · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **82% Toilet within the home ****26%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **64% Tap water ****26%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****33%** **44% Television ****24%** **34% Mobile phone ****32%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **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 Sontalai? ■ Sontalai · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **946 Working population ****36.8%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.3% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 283 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (10%) · **■** Marginal 240 (26%) 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 - Kesla3,365 people - Bhargada3,169 people - Chaukipura2,885 people - Raisalpur2,841 people - Rampur2,494 people - Bhatti2,487 people - Silwani2,353 people - Dhandiwada2,118 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sontalai from Hoshangabad?44 km by road - What is the population of Sontalai?2,517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sontalai in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sontalai?73.3% (Census 2011)