# Sonamite Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Sonamite

Sonamite is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,016 people in 177 households**, the 2nd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,016people (2011)
- 177households
- 76.4%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Sonamite PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonamite is 794115.** Sonamite falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273680

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

## How far is Sonamite from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)37 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)37 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 Sonamite?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonamite; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sonamite

Of every 100 households in Sonamite in 2011, 42 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonamite · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**26%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Sonamite?

■ Sonamite · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**960

Working population ****37.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 73.9% for women. 40% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (35%) · **■** Household industry 44 (11%) · **■** Other work 141 (37%) · **■** Marginal 43 (11%)

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 Betasing

- Ampatigri1,401 people
- Lower Damalgre983 people
- Chigitchakgre960 people
- Chengkompara944 people
- Rangatari936 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonamite?794115
- How far is Sonamite from Tura?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sonamite?1,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamite in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamite?76.4% (Census 2011)