Village · Pohri, Shivpuri
# Sonipura

Sonipura is a village in Pohri sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code 473775. The 2011 Census counted 1,430 people in 298 households, the 33rd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 1,430 people (2011)
- 298 households
- 66.9% literacy
- 473775 PIN code

## Sonipura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sonipura is 473775. Sonipura falls in Pohri sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.
- PIN code 473775
- Community development block Pohri
- Census village code 455165

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sonipura from nearby towns?
- Pohri (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Shivpuri (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sonipura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pohri
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Pohari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonipura known for?

The main crops are soyabean. About 50% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sonipura

Of every 100 households in Sonipura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonipura · ■ Pohri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 41%
- Toilet within the home 16% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 93%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 96%
- Use banking services 78% 44%
- Television 30% 10%
- Mobile phone 46% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 49%
- Own their home 89% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sonipura?

■ Sonipura · ■ Pohri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 874
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 844 895
- Working population 42.9% 49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 49.7% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 81 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (4%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 79 (13%) · ■ Marginal 418 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pohri
- Jhalwasa Jhiri 1,468 people
- Daurani 1,466 people
- Kharwaya 1,447 people
- Khatka 1,442 people
- Bhilodi 1,416 people
- Saloda 1,396 people
- Dobha 1,389 people
- Berja 1,382 people

All 254 villages in Pohri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sonipura? 473775
- How far is Sonipura from Shivpuri? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Sonipura? 1,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonipura in? Shivpuri district (Pohri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonipura? 66.9% (Census 2011)

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