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Sonjhari

Kukrel mandal
Pincode 493773
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LALESHWARI YADAV
Contact: 93****8619
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LGD code
446991
Pincode
493773
Post office
Dhamtari
Population
526
Households
115
Literacy rate
54%
Sex ratio
992 ♀/1000♂
Workers
297
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonjhari compares

By population, Sonjhari ranks #31 of 84 villages in Kukrel mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.0%
−8.3% vs mandal average
Sonjhari
54.0%
Kukrel mandal
62.3%
Dhamtari district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
992
−59 vs mandal average
Sonjhari
992
Kukrel mandal
1,051
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Sonjhari
4.6
Kukrel mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sonjhari at a glance

Sonjhari is a village of 526 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Kukrel tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 31st-largest of 84 villages in Kukrel tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493773, served by Dhamtari post office; the LGD village code is 446991. The sarpanch is LALESHWARI YADAV, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 620 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonjhari

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
Dhamtari
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
34
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SONJHARI
Total area (ha)
242.85
Irrigated area (ha)
0.4
Forest area (ha)
103.96

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sonjhari

LGD code
446991
Pincode
493773
Post office
Dhamtari
Population (Census 2011)
526
Population (projected 2026)
620
Households
115
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
992
Literacy rate
54.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sihawa
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ambika Markam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LALESHWARI YADAV
Block / Mandal
Kukrel
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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