# Sonapusi Village, Jhinkpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Jhinkpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Sonapusi

Sonapusi is a village in Jhinkpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 207 households**, the 17th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 207households
- 53.6%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Sonapusi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonapusi is 833201.** Sonapusi falls in Jhinkpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatKelende
- Community development blockJhinkpani
- Census village code378278

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

## How far is Sonapusi from nearby towns?

- Chaibasa (district HQ)7 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)7 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 Sonapusi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapusi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaibasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sonapusi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Sonapusi

Of every 100 households in Sonapusi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapusi · ■ Jhinkpani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sonapusi?

■ Sonapusi · ■ Jhinkpani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**990

Working population ****41.8%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (16%) · **■** Marginal 276 (59%)

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 Jhinkpani

- Ichapur1,329 people
- Bingtopang1,238 people
- Kuldiha1,213 people
- Kudapi1,141 people
- Bistampur1,044 people
- Dalki1,025 people
- Tirilpi Alias Kendpusi940 people
- Hatnabera833 people

[All 27 villages in Jhinkpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/jhinkpani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonapusi?833201
- How far is Sonapusi from Chaibasa?7 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapusi?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapusi in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Jhinkpani sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapusi?53.6% (Census 2011)
