# Sonpur Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835225**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 192 households**, the 32nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 860people (2011)
- 192households
- 73.6%literacy
- 835225PIN code

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpur is 835225.** Sonpur falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835225
- Gram panchayatSosokuti
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375418

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?

- Sonpur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bundu (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bundu (nearest town)26 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 40% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****1%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**942

Working population ****59.2%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.5% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 490 (96%)

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 Erki

- Maipa960 people
- Badani890 people
- Lebed864 people
- Rumchu864 people
- Chainpur834 people
- Sinjuri831 people
- Doriya820 people
- Baruhatu797 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpur?835225
- How far is Sonpur from Bundu?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?73.6% (Census 2011)