# Sonatola Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Sonatola

Sonatola is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 106 households**, the 24th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 632people (2011)
- 106households
- 42.7%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Sonatola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonatola is 793121.** Sonatola falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278731

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

## How far is Sonatola from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)128 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)128 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 Sonatola?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonatola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sonatola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonatola

Of every 100 households in Sonatola in 2011, 84 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonatola · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**31%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Sonatola?

■ Sonatola · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**979

Working population ****33.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 30.7% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (27%) · **■** Marginal 149 (70%)

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 Mawsynram

- Kenbah Syntein705 people
- Mawkasain698 people
- Mawtepiew686 people
- Nongwah685 people
- Thyllaw Warding614 people
- Tyngnger601 people
- Mawpen596 people
- Chirakatta570 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonatola?793121
- How far is Sonatola from Shillong?128 km by road
- What is the population of Sonatola?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonatola in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sonatola?42.7% (Census 2011)