# Sonpur Village, Tamia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamia, Chhindwara 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Tamia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 52 households**, the 140th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 253people (2011)
- 52households
- 57.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

Sonpur falls in Tamia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTamia
- Census village code493860

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 (district HQ)50 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhindi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Sonpur known for?

About 81% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Tamia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**69%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**74%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**56%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 · ■ Tamia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**986

Working population ****48.2%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 38.0% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (24%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 22 (18%)

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 Tamia

- Dhoukheda286 people
- Mirakota282 people
- Dauriya Kheda258 people
- Satalba256 people
- Kankhedi252 people
- Dehgaon Khurd251 people
- Chimtipur250 people
- Bijadhana248 people

[All 191 villages in Tamia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/tamia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpur from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Chhindwara district (Tamia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?57.2% (Census 2011)