# Soni Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/soni/ Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara # Soni Soni is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441803**. The 2011 Census counted **3,575 people in 845 households**, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 3,575people (2011) - 845households - 78.8%literacy - 441803PIN code ## Soni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soni is 441803.** Soni falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - PIN code441803 - Community development blockLakhandur - Census village code537513 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soni from nearby towns? - Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)80 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)6 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 Soni? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Soni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhandur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhandur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Soni known for? About 74% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Soni Of every 100 households in Soni in 2011, 70 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soni · ■ Lakhandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **75% Toilet within the home ****40%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **46% Tap water ****78%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****52%** **59% Television ****24%** **29% Mobile phone ****33%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **24% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Soni? ■ Soni · ■ Lakhandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **966 Working population ****59.6%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 542 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,026 (48%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (4%) · **■** Marginal 430 (20%) 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 Lakhandur - Dighori5,728 people - Pimpalgaon4,136 people - Bhagadi3,590 people - Jaitpur3,586 people - Masal3,266 people - Sarandi Bk.3,180 people - Chapral3,090 people - Irali Bk.2,984 people [All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soni?441803 - How far is Soni from Bhandara?80 km by road - What is the population of Soni?3,575 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soni in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Soni?78.8% (Census 2011)