# Sonapur Village, Baghbor, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baghbor, Barpeta 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Baghbor sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 190 households**, the 84th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 852people (2011)
- 190households
- 57.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Baghbor sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockMandia
- Census village code282900

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

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Mandia Bardalani , Baghbor (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Barpeta (district HQ)25 km by road
- Barpeta (nearest town)25 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 Sonapur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jania
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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.

## What is Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 46% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Baghbor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**68%

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

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**95%

Use banking services ****31%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Baghbor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**964

Working population ****42.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 53.3% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (23%) · **■** Marginal 141 (39%)

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 Baghbor

- Hasan Pur1,059 people
- Ramapara Pathar1,011 people
- Balajan944 people
- Char Gaon911 people
- Gajia839 people
- Ali Pur818 people
- Saora Pathar807 people
- Islampur775 people

[All 141 villages in Baghbor](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/baghbor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Barpeta?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Barpeta district (Baghbor sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?57.6% (Census 2011)