# Sonsure Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Sonsure

Sonsure is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **779 people in 196 households**, the 38th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 779people (2011)
- 196households
- 90.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Sonsure PIN code and other codes

Sonsure falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566694

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

## How far is Sonsure from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)53 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)14 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 Sonsure?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsure; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shiroda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sonsure known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 75% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Sonsure

Of every 100 households in Sonsure in 2011, 97 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonsure · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**10%

Tap water ****4%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****61%**

**65%

Television ****56%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonsure?

■ Sonsure · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**940

Working population ****33.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 84.4% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (22%) · **■** Marginal 74 (29%)

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 Vengurla

- Gavan851 people
- Bhendamala841 people
- Parabgaon800 people
- Varachiker799 people
- Gavatale773 people
- Warchiwadi743 people
- Parule719 people
- Sukhatanbag714 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonsure from Oras Bk.?53 km by road
- What is the population of Sonsure?779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonsure in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonsure?90.0% (Census 2011)