# Sonpur Village, Kasdol, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/kasdol/sonpur/ Village · Kasdol, Raipur # Sonpur Sonpur is a village in Kasdol sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,468 people in 381 households**, the 36th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 1,468people (2011) - 381households - 67.0%literacy - 496445PIN code ## Sonpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpur is 496445.** Sonpur falls in Kasdol sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496445 - Gram panchayatSonpur - Community development blockKasdol - Census village code444129 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? - Kasdol (sub-district HQ)65 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)140 km by road - Pithora (nearest town)37 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? 11 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barpani - ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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, paddy and pigeon pea**. About 70% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonpur · ■ Kasdol rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **71% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****52%** **43% Television ****11%** **20% Mobile phone ****27%** **22% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Kasdol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092** **992 Working population ****50.1%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 52.1% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (33%) · **■** Household industry 96 (13%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 181 (25%) 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 Kasdol - Manakoni1,635 people - Khaira1,566 people - Rikokalan1,510 people - Kouwatal1,474 people - Amodi1,446 people - Puleni1,445 people - Balda Kachhar1,432 people - Bilari1,404 people [All 216 villages in Kasdol](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/kasdol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpur?496445 - How far is Sonpur from Raipur?140 km by road - What is the population of Sonpur?1,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpur in?Raipur district (Kasdol sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?67.0% (Census 2011)