# Sonpur Village, Samri, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Samri, Surguja 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **648 people in 145 households**, the 66th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 648people (2011)
- 145households
- 45.4%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpur is 497224.** Sonpur falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatDhaneshpur
- Community development blockKusmi
- Census village code432404

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?

- Kusmi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)123 km by road
- Kusmi (nearest town)23 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusmi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps

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 18% of the 1,349 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 Sonpur

Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Samri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****2%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**66%

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 · ■ Samri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**994

Working population ****48.9%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.8% for men and 38.4% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 144 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (54%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Samri

- Bhojpur697 people
- Premnagar682 people
- Gautampur670 people
- Bairdih Kalan648 people
- Katima642 people
- Kudag634 people
- Laxmanpur633 people
- Motinagar621 people

[All 105 villages in Samri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpur?497224
- How far is Sonpur from Ambikapur?123 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?45.4% (Census 2011)