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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RamGopal Yadav
Contact: 98****8409
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- LGD code
- 481308
- Pincode
- 464220
- Post office
- Gulabganj
- Population
- 583
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 230
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 48 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 46 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 574 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vidisha · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jeevan Dhara Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonthiya compares
By population, Sonthiya ranks #88 of 183 villages in Basoda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Sonthiya
- 62.6%
- Basoda mandal
- 58.1%
- Vidisha district
- 59.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+114 vs mandal average
- Sonthiya
- 1,003
- Basoda mandal
- 889
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Sonthiya
- 4.8
- Basoda mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonthiya at a glance
Sonthiya is a village of 583 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Basoda tehsil, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, the 88th-largest of 183 villages in Basoda tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Vidisha district centre, 5 km from Vidisha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 464220, served by Gulabganj post office; the LGD village code is 481308. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jeevan Dhara Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RamGopal Yadav, and the village votes in Basoda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Singh Raghuwanshi (Badda). The population is estimated at 687 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonthiya · this village | 583 | 63% | — |
| Sonthiya · Bhairunda | 1,194 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Sothiya · Vidisha Nagar | 1,038 | 55% | 0.6 km N |
| Jhirniya · Vidisha | 263 | 65% | 2.3 km SE |
| Gehu Khedi · Vidisha Nagar | 487 | 49% | 2.4 km E |
| Padriya Mafi · Vidisha Nagar | 202 | 51% | 2.7 km NW |
| Rangai · Khaknar | 2,056 | 37% | 3.9 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonthiya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BASODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 49
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 402
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonthiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sonthiya
- LGD code
- 481308
- Pincode
- 464220
- Post office
- Gulabganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 583
- Population (projected 2026)
- 687
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.47557°N, 77.79980°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vidisha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Basoda
- Member of Parliament
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hari Singh Raghuwanshi (Badda)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RamGopal Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Basoda
Getting there
How to reach Sonthiya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal46 kmcapital
- Delhi574 km
- Hyderabad681 km
- Mumbai707 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVidisha5 km
- Bus stopVidisha Bus Stand5 km
- Hospital / PHCJeevan Dhara Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump5 km
- CollegeS.A.T.I ground5 km
- Police stationMahila Thana47 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Sonthiya
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓S.A.T.I groundCollege5.0 km ↗
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View all 60+ →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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)