Sonjhari, Magarlod, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonjhari


The village Sonjhari is located in Magarlod Tahsil of Dhamtari District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sonjhari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Magarlod Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dhamtari, which is about 28 kilometers away from Sonjhari.

Travel and Communication for Sonjhari


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonjhari


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonjhari is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sonjhari is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonjhari


As per available data from the year 2009, 526 persons live in 115 house holds in the village Sonjhari. There are 262 female individuals and 264 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.81% and males constitute 50.19% of the total population.

There are 10 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 5 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.9% of the total population.

There are 425 scheduled tribes persons of which 211 are females and 214 are males. Females constitute 49.65% and males constitute 50.35% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 80.8% of the total population.

Population density of Sonjhari is 216.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonjhari


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Total area of Sonjhari is 242.85 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 119.35 ha. About 118.95 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.4 ha is irrigated area. About 0.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 2.9 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.45 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.03 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 5.7 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.96 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonjhari


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Magarlod, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a government primary school in the village Sonjhari.

There is a government middle school in the village Sonjhari.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Singpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Sonjhari


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There are no management institutes in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonjhari


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonjhari


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sonjhari.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Sonjhari or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonjhari.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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