# Sonthiya Village, Nasrullaganj, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nasrullaganj, Sehore 

# Sonthiya

Sonthiya is a village in Nasrullaganj sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 254 households**, the 46th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 254households
- 72.1%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Sonthiya PIN code and other codes

Sonthiya falls in Nasrullaganj sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNasrullaganj
- Census village code483409

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

## How far is Sonthiya from nearby towns?

- Nasrullaganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sehore (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nasrullaganj (nearest town)3 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 Sonthiya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nasrullaganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nasrullaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sonthiya known for?

About 90% of the 756 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Sonthiya

Of every 100 households in Sonthiya in 2011, 99 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonthiya · ■ Nasrullaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****38%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonthiya?

■ Sonthiya · ■ Nasrullaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**930

Working population ****36.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (61%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 61 (14%)

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 Nasrullaganj

- Satrana1,289 people
- Kumantal1,284 people
- Hathighat1,282 people
- Satdev1,237 people
- Muhai1,192 people
- Seelkanth1,184 people
- Rithwar1,147 people
- Bachgaon1,103 people

[All 128 villages in Nasrullaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/nasrullaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonthiya from Sehore?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sonthiya?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonthiya in?Sehore district (Nasrullaganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonthiya?72.1% (Census 2011)