# Sonchidi Village, Agar, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Agar, Shajapur 

# Sonchidi

Sonchidi is a village in Agar sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 239 households**, the 38th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,045people (2011)
- 239households
- 76.6%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Sonchidi PIN code and other codes

Sonchidi falls in Agar sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAgar
- Census village code472539

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

## How far is Sonchidi from nearby towns?

- Agar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)78 km by road
- Agar (nearest town)28 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 Sonchidi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piplon Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sonchidi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 78% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Sonchidi

Of every 100 households in Sonchidi in 2011, 60 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonchidi · ■ Agar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sonchidi?

■ Sonchidi · ■ Agar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**932

Working population ****29.0%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 73.2% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 188 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (15%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 64 (21%)

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 Agar

- Semli1,094 people
- Lingoda1,066 people
- Bajna1,065 people
- Badgon1,051 people
- Samgimana968 people
- Pal Khedi959 people
- Ranayra Rathor958 people
- Jetpura952 people

[All 137 villages in Agar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/agar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonchidi from Shajapur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Sonchidi?1,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonchidi in?Shajapur district (Agar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonchidi?76.6% (Census 2011)