# Sonpur Village, Bagicha, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagicha, Jashpur 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Bagicha sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496224**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 128 households**, the 117th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 458people (2011)
- 128households
- 65.6%literacy
- 496224PIN code

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpur is 496224.** Sonpur falls in Bagicha sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496224
- Gram panchayatPeta
- Community development blockBagicha
- Census village code433682

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?

- Bagicha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bagicha (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 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bimda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bagicha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Sonpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and niger**. About 47% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 65 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Bagicha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**48%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**55%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Bagicha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**978

Working population ****59.2%**

**63.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 156 (58%)

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 Bagicha

- Ankarikona487 people
- Tamaya487 people
- Bhanwar483 people
- Sukra462 people
- Kuhapani438 people
- Maina396 people
- Chepra Kona393 people
- Dodrahi392 people

[All 137 villages in Bagicha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/bagicha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpur?496224
- How far is Sonpur from Jashpur Nagar?100 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Jashpur district (Bagicha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?65.6% (Census 2011)