# Sonpur Village, Ramanujnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujnagar/sonpur/ Village · Ramanujnagar, Surguja # Sonpur Sonpur is a village in Ramanujnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 582 households**, the 12th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 2,307people (2011) - 582households - 60.8%literacy - 497333PIN code ## Sonpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpur is 497333.** Sonpur falls in Ramanujnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497333 - Gram panchayatSonpur - Community development blockRamanujnagar - Census village code432839 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? - Ramanujnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)50 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town)8 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Surajpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Surajpur - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sonpur known for? About 73% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonpur · ■ Ramanujnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **50% Toilet within the home ****5%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **94% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****63%** **58% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****21%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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? ■ Sonpur · ■ Ramanujnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027** **974 Working population ****62.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 49.7% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 520 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (8%) · **■** Other work 86 (6%) · **■** Marginal 731 (50%) 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 Ramanujnagar - Pasta2,517 people - Pampapur2,471 people - Ramanujnagar2,451 people - Dawana2,313 people - Narayanpur2,253 people - Patna2,240 people - Salhi2,236 people - Maja2,174 people [All 76 villages in Ramanujnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpur?497333 - How far is Sonpur from Ambikapur?50 km by road - What is the population of Sonpur?2,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpur in?Surguja district (Ramanujnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?60.8% (Census 2011)