# Sonpuri Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495445**. The 2011 Census counted **2,089 people in 398 households**, the 13th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 2,089people (2011)
- 398households
- 65.5%literacy
- 495445PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 495445.** Sonpuri falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495445
- Gram panchayatSonpuri Rani
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439198

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?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)7 km by road
- Kawardha (nearest town)7 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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, soyabean and gram**. About 86% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****59%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****73%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**981

Working population ****43.9%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 52.5% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 307 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (35%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 256 (28%)

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 Kawardha

- Kosmanda2,491 people
- Lakhanpur Kalan2,235 people
- Paneka2,182 people
- Kothar2,104 people
- Jhironi2,065 people
- Sukhatal2,005 people
- Newari1,808 people
- Bandaura1,758 people

[All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?495445
- How far is Sonpuri from Kawardha?7 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?2,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?65.5% (Census 2011)
