# Sonapur Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/sonapur/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444808**. The 2011 Census counted **1,807 people in 386 households**, the 7th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,807people (2011) - 386households - 80.3%literacy - 444808PIN code ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonapur is 444808.** Sonapur falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444808 - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)120 km by road - Anjangaon (nearest town)22 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 Sonapur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Borala - ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paratwada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sonapur known for? About 68% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 507 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 Sonapur Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **29% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****25%** **11% Mobile phone ****4%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **66% Own their home ****92%** **95% 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 Sonapur? ■ Sonapur · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **979 Working population ****56.4%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 71.9% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 772 (76%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (2%) 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 Chikhaldara - Jambli2,292 people - Churni2,244 people - Dahendri2,176 people - Salona1,967 people - Doma1,755 people - Semadoh1,754 people - Borala1,599 people - Vastapur1,599 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonapur?444808 - How far is Sonapur from Amravati?120 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?1,807 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?80.3% (Census 2011)