# Sonpur Village, Rahatgarh, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rahatgarh, Sagar 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Rahatgarh sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 136 households**, the 57th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 688people (2011)
- 136households
- 82.2%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

Sonpur falls in Rahatgarh sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRahatgarh
- Census village code460484

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?

- Rahatgarh (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Rahatgarh (nearest town)27 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?

1 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rahatgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 59% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 38 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Rahatgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**45%

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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Rahatgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**926

Working population ****33.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 72.8% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (44%) · **■** Household industry 26 (11%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 23 (10%)

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 Rahatgarh

- Khatakheri710 people
- Kituwa704 people
- Basiya Bhoti701 people
- Rajoli688 people
- Nivodiya678 people
- Koluwa659 people
- Saikheda638 people
- Lachkyai619 people

[All 143 villages in Rahatgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/rahatgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpur from Sagar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Sagar district (Rahatgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?82.2% (Census 2011)