# Sonpuri Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 380 households**, the 26th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,582people (2011)
- 380households
- 86.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

Sonpuri falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498013

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

## How far is Sonpuri from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)50 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)25 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 Sonpuri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ukwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sonpuri known for?

About 64% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Sonpuri

Of every 100 households in Sonpuri in 2011, 87 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**30%

Television ****32%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Sonpuri?

■ Sonpuri · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**981

Working population ****43.0%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 77.9% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (24%) · **■** Marginal 229 (34%)

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 Baihar

- Ragholi1,746 people
- Kandai1,654 people
- Alna1,610 people
- Katangi1,587 people
- Mate1,519 people
- Singanpuri1,515 people
- Bithli1,509 people
- Daldala1,497 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpuri from Balaghat?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?1,582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?86.6% (Census 2011)