# 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 **314 people in 53 households**, the 234th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 314people (2011)
- 53households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498064

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)65 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)70 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)65 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bitli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 6% of the 641 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 Sonpuri

Of every 100 households in Sonpuri in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****73.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**981

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 62 (36%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 107 (63%)

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

- Bithali Baihar323 people
- Hirri321 people
- Jaisingtola316 people
- Mohgaon316 people
- Deori Theke313 people
- Linga309 people
- Gorakhpur308 people
- Boda Ryt.307 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpuri from Balaghat?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?73.0% (Census 2011)