# Sontha Village, Gurh, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurh, Rewa 

# Sontha

Sontha is a village in Gurh sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 196 households**, the 34th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 944people (2011)
- 196households
- 74.5%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Sontha PIN code and other codes

Sontha falls in Gurh sub-district, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRaipur-Karchuliyan
- Census village code467525

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

## How far is Sontha from nearby towns?

- Gurh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Rewa (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gurh (nearest town)8 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 Sontha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sontha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manikwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rewa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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)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 Sontha known for?

The main crops are **dhan, soyabean and wheat**. About 84% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Sontha

Of every 100 households in Sontha in 2011, 46 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sontha · ■ Gurh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**35%

Television ****25%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

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 Sontha?

■ Sontha · ■ Gurh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**877

Working population ****53.5%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 201 (40%)

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 Gurh

- Bela1,120 people
- Rakariya1,048 people
- Bandhi1,002 people
- Dadhawa982 people
- Bhiti937 people
- Lohi937 people
- Gerui930 people
- Khajuha Khurd888 people

[All 135 villages in Gurh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/gurh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sontha from Rewa?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sontha?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontha in?Rewa district (Gurh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sontha?74.5% (Census 2011)