# Sontar Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Sontar

Sontar is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 200 households**, the 46th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 1,005people (2011)
- 200households
- 48.7%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Sontar PIN code and other codes

Sontar falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484415

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

## How far is Sontar from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)40 km by road
- Obedullaganj (nearest town)35 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 Sontar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sontar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiklod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sontar known for?

About 22% of the 1,669 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Sontar

Of every 100 households in Sontar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sontar · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Sontar?

■ Sontar · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**927

Working population ****25.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 35.3% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (20%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 88 (34%)

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 Goharganj

- Sajadi1,070 people
- Badbai1,042 people
- Dhamdhusar1,040 people
- Makodiya1,037 people
- Dehgaon1,002 people
- Borpani997 people
- Gudawal991 people
- Khamariya Darudgarh984 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sontar from Raisen?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sontar?1,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontar in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sontar?48.7% (Census 2011)