# Sonwari Village, Maihar, Satna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/maihar/sonwari/ Village · Maihar, Satna # Sonwari Sonwari is a village in Maihar sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,105 people in 1,744 households**, the 1st largest of 243 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 8,105people (2011) - 1,744households - 76.8%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Sonwari PIN code and other codes Sonwari falls in Maihar sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaihar - Census village code464861 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonwari from nearby towns? - Maihar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Satna (district HQ)50 km by road - Maihar (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 Sonwari? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satna - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Sonwari known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 44% of the 1,388 hectares of village land is sown, and 499 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 Sonwari Of every 100 households in Sonwari in 2011, 83 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Sonwari · ■ Maihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **63% Toilet within the home ****42%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **81% Tap water ****41%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **95% Use banking services ****59%** **52% Television ****57%** **18% Mobile phone ****51%** **33% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **37% Own their home ****76%** **97% 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 Sonwari? ■ Sonwari · ■ Maihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **921 Working population ****33.1%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 67.4% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 594 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 389 (15%) · **■** Household industry 165 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,275 (48%) · **■** Marginal 259 (10%) 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 Maihar - Ghunwara6,474 people - Berma6,302 people - Jariyari5,659 people - Jhukehi5,427 people [All 253 villages in Maihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/maihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonwari from Satna?50 km by road - What is the population of Sonwari?8,105 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonwari in?Satna district (Maihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonwari?76.8% (Census 2011)