# Sondya Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Sondya

Sondya is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 218 households**, the 78th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 890people (2011)
- 218households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Sondya PIN code and other codes

Sondya falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536698

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

## How far is Sondya from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)24 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 Sondya?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Temge
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumser
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Sondya known for?

About 23% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Sondya

Of every 100 households in Sondya in 2011, 66 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sondya · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**52%

Tap water ****82%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**30%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****12%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Sondya?

■ Sondya · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**953

Working population ****50.8%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 152 (34%)

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 Tumsar

- Pawanar khari hamesha963 people
- Mandwi957 people
- Bapera956 people
- Rengepar915 people
- Gonditola889 people
- Murali887 people
- Yedarbuchi880 people
- Kurmuda864 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sondya from Bhandara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sondya?890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondya in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sondya?71.4% (Census 2011)