# Sonpur Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 104 households**, the 139th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 458people (2011)
- 104households
- 66.9%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpur is 491995.** Sonpur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatSingarpur
- Community development blockSahaspur Lohara
- Census village code439593

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?

- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)13 km by road
- Kawardha (nearest town)13 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?

5 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udiyakalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sonpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 77% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**71%

Television ****44%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241**

**991

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 82 (33%)

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 Sahaspur Lohara

- Saliha473 people
- Ganji Bahra465 people
- Bandhi464 people
- Nawaghata463 people
- Chilan Khodra441 people
- Kamanbod439 people
- Pipartola Chhote429 people
- Baniya427 people

[All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpur?491995
- How far is Sonpur from Kawardha?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?66.9% (Census 2011)