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

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 114 households**, the 163rd largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 468people (2011)
- 114households
- 71.3%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 495334.** Sonpuri falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatBicharpur
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438216

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?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)74 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagopahri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mungeli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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, gram and soyabean**. About 80% of the 168 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, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**45%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**975

Working population ****49.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 58.9% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 118 (51%)

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 Mungeli

- Talam490 people
- Lalpur488 people
- Fagupara484 people
- Bhadrali471 people
- Lalakapa467 people
- Lohrakapa456 people
- Riwapar453 people
- Jujharbhata450 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?495334
- How far is Sonpuri from Bilaspur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?71.3% (Census 2011)