# Sonpuri Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495684**. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 25 households**, the 203rd largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 99people (2011)
- 25households
- 68.7%literacy
- 495684PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code495684
- Gram panchayatBijhra
- Community development blockPondiupraura
- Census village code436131

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?

- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)57 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katghora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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, maize and hirva**. About 66% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 65 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**49%

Television ****23%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1415**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2200**

**987

Working population ****33.3%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (15%) · **■** Marginal 26 (79%)

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 Poundi-Uproda

- Hathmar170 people
- Ghaghara153 people
- Thrriama149 people
- Sakhoda135 people
- Tilaidand85 people
- Chhindmer80 people
- Lodibahra71 people
- Bhanwer Kacchar64 people

[All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?495684
- How far is Sonpuri from Korba?57 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?68.7% (Census 2011)