# Sonora Bk. Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati 

# Sonora Bk.

Sonora Bk. is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444904**. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 185 households**, the 35th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 785people (2011)
- 185households
- 89.7%literacy
- 444904PIN code

## Sonora Bk. PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonora Bk. is 444904.** Sonora Bk. falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code444904
- Community development blockChandur Railway
- Census village code533231

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

## How far is Sonora Bk. from nearby towns?

- Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chandur (nearest town)12 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 Sonora Bk.?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonora Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sonora Bk. known for?

About 85% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Sonora Bk.

Of every 100 households in Sonora Bk. in 2011, 89 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonora Bk. · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**65%

Tap water ****72%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**65%

Television ****48%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Sonora Bk.?

■ Sonora Bk. · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****54.9%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 86.9% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 82 (19%)

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 Chandur Railway

- Wai936 people
- Titwa899 people
- Dahigaon873 people
- Rajana815 people
- Yerad776 people
- Kharbi Mandavgad764 people
- Dighi Kolhe739 people
- Amdori715 people

[All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonora Bk.?444904
- How far is Sonora Bk. from Amravati?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonora Bk.?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonora Bk. in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonora Bk.?89.7% (Census 2011)
