# Sontakka Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Sontakka

Sontakka is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 179 households**, the 127th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 818people (2011)
- 179households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Sontakka PIN code and other codes

Sontakka falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552545

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

## How far is Sontakka from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhiwandi (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 Sontakka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sontakka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aahudi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sontakka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sontakka

Of every 100 households in Sontakka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sontakka · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**46%

Tap water ****35%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**52%

Use banking services ****32%**

**58%

Television ****35%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**80%

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 Sontakka?

■ Sontakka · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**921

Working population ****55.0%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 70.7% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (17%) · **■** Marginal 203 (45%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Pachchhapur830 people
- Awalwate829 people
- Kharivali821 people
- Waret819 people
- Vahuli818 people
- Kukase806 people
- Vafale795 people
- Eksal794 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sontakka from Thane?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sontakka?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontakka in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sontakka?79.6% (Census 2011)