# Sonpur Kalan Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/sonpur-kalan/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Sonpur Kalan Sonpur Kalan is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 272 households**, the 48th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,304people (2011) - 272households - 75.2%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Sonpur Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpur Kalan is 497001.** Sonpur Kalan falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatSonpur Kalan - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code432940 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpur Kalan from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)5 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)5 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 Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Kalan known for? About 63% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Sonpur Kalan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonpur Kalan · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **60% Toilet within the home ****88%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **97% Use banking services ****74%** **59% Television ****62%** **18% Mobile phone ****8%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****40%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Kalan? ■ Sonpur Kalan · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **972 Working population ****31.4%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (48%) · **■** Marginal 115 (28%) 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 Ambikapur - Khala1,376 people - Mendra Khurd1,371 people - Ghanghari1,370 people - Kuberpur1,348 people - Koldiha1,259 people - Bhafauli1,256 people - Majhapara1,249 people - Kareya1,228 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpur Kalan?497001 - How far is Sonpur Kalan from Ambikapur?5 km by road - What is the population of Sonpur Kalan?1,304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpur Kalan in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonpur Kalan?75.2% (Census 2011)