# Sonpura Village, Kasmar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasmar, Bokaro 

# Sonpura

Sonpura is a village in Kasmar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,801 people in 370 households**, the 20th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,801people (2011)
- 370households
- 59.3%literacy
- 829121PIN code

## Sonpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpura is 829121.** Sonpura falls in Kasmar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829121
- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockKasmar
- Census village code362489

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonpura from nearby towns?

- Kasmar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)22 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 Sonpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahadurpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sonpura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 16% of the 459 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 Sonpura

Of every 100 households in Sonpura in 2011, 31 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonpura · ■ Kasmar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**65%

Use banking services ****48%**

**57%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

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 Sonpura?

■ Sonpura · ■ Kasmar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**924

Working population ****46.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 46.6% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 431 (51%)

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 Kasmar

- Barai Kalan1,951 people
- Ormo1,929 people
- Telmunga1,889 people
- Kamlapur1,849 people
- Ponra1,739 people
- Hisim1,474 people
- Silisaram1,459 people
- Nawadih1,349 people

[All 68 villages in Kasmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/kasmar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpura?829121
- How far is Sonpura from Bokaro?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpura?1,801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpura in?Bokaro district (Kasmar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpura?59.3% (Census 2011)