Sonhtara, Balod
Sonhtara (सोंहतरा) is a village located in the Balod Tehsil of Balod district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Balod block and comes under Parsoda Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Sonhtara is 913 out of which 465 are males and rest 448 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 963 females per 1000 males. There are around 90 teenagers in Sonhtara. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 638 persons can read and write. Total 37 people belonging to scheduled caste and 46 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 207 households in Sonhtara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 505. The pincode of Sonhtara is 491227 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gurur Sub Post office
- Balod Gahan Branch Post office
- Darra Branch Post office
- Dhaneli Branch Post office
- Fagundah Branch Post office
Schools
Sonhtara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt Higher Secondary School Kannewada
- Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Gurur
- Govt Higher Secondary School Purur
- Pvt Saraswati Shishu Mandir Karhibadar
- Pvt Saraswati Shishu Ma.Middle School Purur
Hospitals
Sonhtara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Health Center Bhothali(BODRA)
- Sub-Health Center Surra
- Sub-Health Center Mokha(DURG)
- Sub-Health Center Dokla
- Sub-Health Center Khudani
Banks
Sonhtara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.