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

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Village · Kota, Bilaspur 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Kota sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 274 households**, the 72nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,070people (2011)
- 274households
- 63.6%literacy
- 495116PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 495116.** Sonpuri falls in Kota sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495116
- Gram panchayatSonpuri
- Community development blockKota
- Census village code437927

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?

- Kota (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)65 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belahana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 **wheat, paddy and paddy**. About 64% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Kota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****8%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****21%**

**39%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Kota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**979

Working population ****51.6%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.7% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 269 (49%)

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 Kota

- Barpali1,114 people
- Rigwar1,112 people
- Nagoi1,084 people
- Semra1,071 people
- Khongsara1,052 people
- Banabel1,025 people
- Rigriga1,025 people
- Umariya Dadar1,023 people

[All 162 villages in Kota](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/kota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?495116
- How far is Sonpuri from Bilaspur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Bilaspur district (Kota sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?63.6% (Census 2011)