# Sonpuri Village, Bilha, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilha, Bilaspur 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Bilha sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495224**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 65 households**, the 85th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 277people (2011)
- 65households
- 67.4%literacy
- 495224PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 495224.** Sonpuri falls in Bilha sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495224
- Gram panchayatMurkuta
- Community development blockBilha
- Census village code439002

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

## How far is Sonpuri from nearby towns?

- Bilha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bilha (nearest town)8 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 Sonpuri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Thagauri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bilha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sonpuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 68% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Sonpuri

Of every 100 households in Sonpuri in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Bilha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****11%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sonpuri?

■ Sonpuri · ■ Bilha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1733**

**1006

Working population ****48.4%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 57.7% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 87 (65%)

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 Bilha

- Chorhabhaina465 people
- Dokladih358 people
- Silyari344 people
- Bohardih278 people
- Matiyari45 people

[All 88 villages in Bilha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/bilha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?495224
- How far is Sonpuri from Bilaspur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Bilaspur district (Bilha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?67.4% (Census 2011)