# Sona Village, Sironj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sironj, Vidisha 

# Sona

Sona is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 200 households**, the 50th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 947people (2011)
- 200households
- 70.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sona PIN code and other codes

Sona falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSironj
- Census village code480879

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

## How far is Sona from nearby towns?

- Sironj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town)20 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 Sona?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Sona known for?

The main crops are **dalhan and tilhan**. About 90% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Sona

Of every 100 households in Sona in 2011, 89 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sona · ■ Sironj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**92%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

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 Sona?

■ Sona · ■ Sironj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**912

Working population ****35.4%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 156 (47%)

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 Sironj

- Banskhedi Aspal996 people
- Sultanpur981 people
- Narkheda Tal952 people
- Nekan948 people
- Dhamookhedi941 people
- Kajikhedi928 people
- Paikoli923 people
- Unarsital913 people

[All 289 villages in Sironj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/sironj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sona from Vidisha?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sona?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona in?Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sona?70.4% (Census 2011)