# Sonwarsha Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Sonwarsha

Sonwarsha is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 79 households**, the 253rd largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 288people (2011)
- 79households
- 55.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Sonwarsha PIN code and other codes

Sonwarsha falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501510

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

## How far is Sonwarsha from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)23 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)10 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 Sonwarsha?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwarsha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Samra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Burhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sonwarsha known for?

About 37% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sonwarsha

Of every 100 households in Sonwarsha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonwarsha · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**67%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonwarsha?

■ Sonwarsha · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**965

Working population ****30.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (30%) · **■** Marginal 57 (66%)

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 Sohagpur

- Mehrauda317 people
- Bairiha310 people
- Antari297 people
- Baheraha289 people
- Dhamni Khurd284 people
- Shyamdih No.2277 people
- Chandaniya Badi270 people
- Bagpar266 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonwarsha from Shahdol?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sonwarsha?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwarsha in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwarsha?55.7% (Census 2011)