# Sonidan Village, Umsning, Ribhoi (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Umsning, Ribhoi 

# Sonidan

Sonidan is a village in Umsning sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 183 households**, the 15th largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 1,206people (2011)
- 183households
- 57.1%literacy
- 793105PIN code

## Sonidan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonidan is 793105.** Sonidan falls in Umsning sub-district, Ribhoi district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793105
- Community development blockUmsning
- Census village code277805

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

## How far is Sonidan from nearby towns?

- Umsning (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)60 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 Sonidan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sonidan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umsning
- ○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 watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Sonidan

Of every 100 households in Sonidan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sonidan · ■ Umsning rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****7%**

**31%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****91%**

**84%

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 Sonidan?

■ Sonidan · ■ Umsning rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**963

Working population ****32.3%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 312 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (18%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Umsning

- Umsaw Madan1,261 people
- Mawrong1,260 people
- Umsning Patarim1,231 people
- Mawlasnai1,229 people
- Umsning Khliehiew1,176 people
- Lumdaitkhla A1,144 people
- Raitong1,095 people
- Bhoilymbong1,067 people

[All 305 villages in Umsning](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/ribhoi/umsning/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonidan?793105
- How far is Sonidan from Nongpoh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonidan?1,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonidan in?Ribhoi district (Umsning sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sonidan?57.1% (Census 2011)