# Sonpur Village, Bade Rajpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/sonpur/ Village · Bade Rajpur, Bastar # Sonpur Sonpur is a village in Bade Rajpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 255 households**, the 22nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 1,270people (2011) - 255households - 54.6%literacy - 494331PIN code ## Sonpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpur is 494331.** Sonpur falls in Bade Rajpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494331 - Gram panchayatKongera - Community development blockBaderajpur - Census village code448602 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpur from nearby towns? - Visrampuree (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)160 km by road - Visrampuree (nearest town)5 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 Sonpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vishrampuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Visrampuree - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter 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 Sonpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 35% of the 924 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonpur Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonpur · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **44% Toilet within the home ****2%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **100% Use banking services ****45%** **38% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****16%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Sonpur? ■ Sonpur · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **1008 Working population ****63.9%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 44.6% for women. 61% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 551 (68%) 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 Bade Rajpur - Khalari1,706 people - Pendrawand1,417 people - Parond1,345 people - Korahobeda1,338 people - Hatma1,248 people - Khajrawand1,242 people - Udidgaon1,235 people - Amgaon1,164 people [All 55 villages in Bade Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpur?494331 - How far is Sonpur from Jagdalpur?160 km by road - What is the population of Sonpur?1,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpur in?Bastar district (Bade Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?54.6% (Census 2011)