# Sonthi Village, Shyampur, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/sonthi/ Village · Shyampur, Sehore # Sonthi Sonthi is a village in Shyampur sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,662 people in 325 households**, the 21st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,662people (2011) - 325households - 71.4%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Sonthi PIN code and other codes Sonthi falls in Shyampur sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSehore - Census village code482781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonthi from nearby towns? - Shyampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)37 km by road - Sehore (nearest town)37 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 Sonthi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shyampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sehore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sehore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sonthi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 95% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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 Sonthi Of every 100 households in Sonthi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sonthi · ■ Shyampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **78% Toilet within the home ****20%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****72%** **49% Television ****61%** **40% Mobile phone ****61%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****43%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Sonthi? ■ Sonthi · ■ Shyampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **886 Working population ****44.8%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 361 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 249 (33%) 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 Shyampur - Hasanpur Tinoniya1,836 people - Bairagarh Khuman1,777 people - Jamniya Khurd1,699 people - Bamuliya1,684 people - Hinoti1,632 people - Chhatri1,545 people - Rawan Kheda1,537 people - Barkheda Deva1,493 people [All 147 villages in Shyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonthi from Sehore?37 km by road - What is the population of Sonthi?1,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonthi in?Sehore district (Shyampur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonthi?71.4% (Census 2011)