# Sonpur Village, Chhindwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chhindwara/sonpur/ Village · Chhindwara, Chhindwara # Sonpur Sonpur is a village in Chhindwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 356 households**, the 24th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,678people (2011) - 356households - 65.8%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Sonpur PIN code and other codes Sonpur falls in Chhindwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChhindwara - Census village code494962 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpur from nearby towns? - Chhindwara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)5 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)5 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 Sonpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; 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 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhindwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 15 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 Sonpur known for? About 68% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Sonpur Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonpur · ■ Chhindwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **76% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****90%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **48% Television ****45%** **27% Mobile phone ****25%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **33% Own their home ****89%** **89% 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 Sonpur? ■ Sonpur · ■ Chhindwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **945 Working population ****40.8%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 57.4% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (20%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 252 (37%) · **■** Marginal 163 (24%) 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 Chhindwara - Kuhiya1,754 people - Sankh1,742 people - Kotalbarri1,714 people - Umarhar1,684 people - Poama1,611 people - Bhanadai1,540 people - Lakdai Jamhodi1,533 people - Karaboh1,529 people [All 124 villages in Chhindwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chhindwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonpur from Chhindwara?5 km by road - What is the population of Sonpur?1,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpur in?Chhindwara district (Chhindwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?65.8% (Census 2011)