# Sonsari Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/sonsari/ Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Sonsari Sonsari is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 343 households**, the 8th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,617people (2011) - 343households - 83.0%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Sonsari PIN code and other codes Sonsari falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKurkheda - Census village code538707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonsari from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)91 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)39 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 Sonsari? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurkheda13 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bramapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Sonsari known for? About 22% of the 1,225 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 Sonsari Of every 100 households in Sonsari in 2011, 62 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonsari · ■ Kurkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **64% Toilet within the home ****35%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **66% Tap water ****36%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **94% Use banking services ****95%** **87% Television ****27%** **20% Mobile phone ****30%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****89%** **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 Sonsari? ■ Sonsari · ■ Kurkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **956 Working population ****58.6%** **58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 72.9% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 469 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (20%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 59 (6%) · **■** Marginal 205 (22%) 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 Kurkheda - Chikhali1,885 people - Dhamaditola1,784 people - Gewardha1,771 people - Hatinagar1,655 people - Angara1,554 people - Talegaon1,543 people - Gothangaon1,485 people - Uradi1,456 people [All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonsari from Gadchiroli?91 km by road - What is the population of Sonsari?1,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonsari in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonsari?83.0% (Census 2011)