# Sonmala Village, Lakhani, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhani, Bhandara 

# Sonmala

Sonmala is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441809**. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 217 households**, the 52nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 895people (2011)
- 217households
- 76.6%literacy
- 441809PIN code

## Sonmala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonmala is 441809.** Sonmala falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code441809
- Community development blockLakhani
- Census village code537229

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

## How far is Sonmala from nearby towns?

- Lakhani (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)45 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 Sonmala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonmala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murmadi Tup
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ranpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakholi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sonmala known for?

About 33% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Sonmala

Of every 100 households in Sonmala in 2011, 76 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonmala · ■ Lakhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**45%

Tap water ****26%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**30%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****70%**

**56%

Television ****38%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Sonmala?

■ Sonmala · ■ Lakhani rural average

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

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**975

Working population ****59.0%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 27 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 446 (84%)

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 Lakhani

- Dhabetekari969 people
- Isapur955 people
- Rampuri950 people
- Gondsawari946 people
- Samewada890 people
- Khedepar885 people
- Rengola869 people
- Palasgaon862 people

[All 103 villages in Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonmala?441809
- How far is Sonmala from Bhandara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sonmala?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonmala in?Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonmala?76.6% (Census 2011)