# Sonthia Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Sonthia

Sonthia is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 101 households**, the 80th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 485people (2011)
- 101households
- 77.7%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Sonthia PIN code and other codes

Sonthia falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487358

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

## How far is Sonthia from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)27 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)9 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 Sonthia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sonthia known for?

About 64% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Sonthia

Of every 100 households in Sonthia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonthia · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**44%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonthia?

■ Sonthia · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**946

Working population ****38.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 67.9% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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

- Amjhira517 people
- Somalwada Kalan509 people
- Khatama496 people
- Parchha494 people
- Kiratpur472 people
- Chichwani469 people
- Nandner464 people
- Nazarpur464 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonthia from Hoshangabad?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sonthia?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonthia in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonthia?77.7% (Census 2011)