# Sonpuri Village, Korba, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Korba, Korba 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Korba sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495684**. The 2011 Census counted **1,224 people in 341 households**, the 38th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,224people (2011)
- 341households
- 64.1%literacy
- 495684PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 495684.** Sonpuri falls in Korba sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495684
- Gram panchayatSonpuri
- Community development blockKorba
- Census village code436316

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?

- Korba (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)15 km by road
- Korba (nearest town)15 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, 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, hirwa and black gram**. About 23% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Korba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**61%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****32%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Korba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112**

**1011

Working population ****46.4%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (28%) · **■** Other work 72 (13%) · **■** Marginal 307 (54%)

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 Korba

- Kurudih1,256 people
- Kukricholi1,250 people
- Solwa1,235 people
- Sakdukalan1,224 people
- Bagbuda1,223 people
- Akhrapali1,196 people
- Semipali1,173 people
- Chitapali1,167 people

[All 134 villages in Korba](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/korba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?495684
- How far is Sonpuri from Korba?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?1,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Korba district (Korba sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?64.1% (Census 2011)