# Sonpurwa Village, Hussainabad, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/sonpurwa/ Village · Hussainabad, Palamu # Sonpurwa Sonpurwa is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,979 people in 338 households**, the 15th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,979people (2011) - 338households - 64.3%literacy - 825116PIN code ## Sonpurwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpurwa is 825116.** Sonpurwa falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825116 - Community development blockHussainabad - Census village code364971 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpurwa from nearby towns? - Hussainabad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Medninagar (district HQ)89 km by road - Hussainabad (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 Sonpurwa? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hussainabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hussainabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Sonpurwa known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonpurwa Of every 100 households in Sonpurwa in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonpurwa · ■ Hussainabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **8% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****88%** **57% Television ****25%** **12% Mobile phone ****79%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sonpurwa? ■ Sonpurwa · ■ Hussainabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **938 Working population ****23.4%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 49.9% for women. 36% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (11%) · **■** Marginal 317 (68%) 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 Hussainabad - Baniadih2,297 people - Budhua2,234 people - Kachra2,140 people - Sabano2,049 people - Kuswa1,978 people - Beni Kalan1,953 people - Pathra1,944 people - Niadain1,931 people [All 175 villages in Hussainabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpurwa?825116 - How far is Sonpurwa from Medninagar?89 km by road - What is the population of Sonpurwa?1,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpurwa in?Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sonpurwa?64.3% (Census 2011)