# Sonpuri Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491337**. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 127 households**, the 142nd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 598people (2011)
- 127households
- 67.6%literacy
- 491337PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 491337.** Sonpuri falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491337
- Gram panchayatGangpur
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code441890

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?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)84 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)45 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?

11 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 86% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**974

Working population ****45.7%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 53.5% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (70%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Bemetara

- Batar613 people
- Karanjiya609 people
- Ghatholi600 people
- Baradera599 people
- Murki548 people
- Pendri547 people
- Paraswara539 people
- Chamari525 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?491337
- How far is Sonpuri from Durg?84 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?67.6% (Census 2011)