# Sonpuri Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 154 households**, the 88th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 780people (2011)
- 154households
- 67.6%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpuri is 491885.** Sonpuri falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatSonpuri
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440487

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?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)62 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Atariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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?

About 83% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 85 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**77%

Tap water ****16%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**62%

Television ****43%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Sonpuri?

■ Sonpuri · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**996

Working population ****49.4%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 209 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (23%) · **■** Other work 49 (13%) · **■** Marginal 39 (10%)

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 Khairagarh

- Chichka794 people
- Maru Tola Kalan786 people
- Kusiyari783 people
- Madanpur781 people
- Ghoghedabari778 people
- Ghotiya775 people
- Parsahi770 people
- Riwa Gahan769 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?491885
- How far is Sonpuri from Rajnandgaon?62 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?67.6% (Census 2011)