# Sonpurwa Village, Medininagar, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Medininagar, Palamu 

# Sonpurwa

Sonpurwa is a village in Medininagar sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822132**. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 102 households**, the 39th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 486people (2011)
- 102households
- 71.7%literacy
- 822132PIN code

## Sonpurwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpurwa is 822132.** Sonpurwa falls in Medininagar sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822132
- Gram panchayatPolpol Kala
- Community development blockMedininagar
- Census village code366634

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?

- Medininagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Medininagar (nearest town)18 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?

4 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 83% of the 28 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, 74 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sonpurwa · ■ Medininagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**90%

Tap water ****44%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**17%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

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 Sonpurwa?

■ Sonpurwa · ■ Medininagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**895

Working population ****28.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 59.2% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 126 (91%)

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 Medininagar

- Ganke593 people
- Kishunpur586 people
- Chak Barewa538 people
- Sembhuchak514 people
- Chama414 people
- Kasia404 people
- Bakoia397 people
- Duba292 people

[All 53 villages in Medininagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/medininagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpurwa?822132
- How far is Sonpurwa from Medininagar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpurwa?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpurwa in?Palamu district (Medininagar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpurwa?71.7% (Census 2011)