# Sonmau Kalan Village, Raipura, Panna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Raipura, Panna 

# Sonmau Kalan

Sonmau Kalan is a village in Raipura sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 158 households**, the 49th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 559people (2011)
- 158households
- 56.4%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Sonmau Kalan PIN code and other codes

Sonmau Kalan falls in Raipura sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahnagar
- Census village code459507

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

## How far is Sonmau Kalan from nearby towns?

- Raipura (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Panna (district HQ)68 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)70 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 Sonmau Kalan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sonmau Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raipura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panna
- ○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) shopunder 5 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 Sonmau Kalan known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 41% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Sonmau Kalan

Of every 100 households in Sonmau Kalan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonmau Kalan · ■ Raipura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**53%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sonmau Kalan?

■ Sonmau Kalan · ■ Raipura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**895

Working population ****30.1%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 46.8% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 143 (85%)

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 Raipura

- Dobha Baghnarwa594 people
- Sonmau Khurd589 people
- Murta585 people
- Chunguna569 people
- Chalni546 people
- Salaiya Samari537 people
- Madhiya535 people
- Kishun Patan524 people

[All 109 villages in Raipura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/raipura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonmau Kalan from Panna?68 km by road
- What is the population of Sonmau Kalan?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonmau Kalan in?Panna district (Raipura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonmau Kalan?56.4% (Census 2011)